Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Common chemicals


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The result was   speedy keep. (non-admin closure) Bryce  ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 01:28, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Common chemicals

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Seems to consist mostly of original research. Has already been transwikied to wikibooks which seems appropriate. Suggest merging any new content to the wikibooks article, then deletion. Lmatt (talk) 20:12, 15 January 2012 (UTC) Lmatt (talk) 20:12, 15 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Speedy Keep The suggestion that chemicals such as acetic acid or acetone are an original invention here is preposterous. The nomination suggests merger and our licensing constraints then mean that we cannot delete.  See WP:MAD. Warden (talk) 23:43, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I was obviously not suggesting that "acetic acid" itself has been an original invention on Wikipedia! My concern is information like "In supermarkets, acetic acid is available in concentrations up to 31%". In the table, the common name, where to buy, and specific brand or product columns seem to be original research. Lmatt (talk) 15:12, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 23:48, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 23:48, 15 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Borderline keep I'm not sure what to do about this one. You can't say anything on here isn't sourced - a ten second Google search for "Acetic Acid" brings up this factsheet from the US EPA. I suspect everything else on the table can be similarly sourced. However, the article has very few links, and I can't say that "Common chemicals" is ever something I'd directly search for on WP, as opposed to "Acetic acid". Having a list is useful, because at school you're taught that C2H5OH is "Ethanoic acid" whereas the real world still may call it "Acetic acid". Also List of commonly available chemicals should be merged with this article and whatever the end consensus is to be applied to that. -- Ritchie333  (talk)  13:09, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep Common chemicals and where they are sold, makes sense to have. I'm not sure about listing name brands though.  There are many products out there for each thing, so do you list them all?  Do you only list those that have Wikipedia articles for them?  Are the products listed only found in a few stores, or is found in hundreds or thousands of stores?   D r e a m Focus  20:41, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep this instructive article. Xxanthippe (talk) 00:30, 18 January 2012 (UTC).
 * Snow keep. Per all the above keeps.  Sourced and notable.--Epeefleche (talk) 19:17, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.