Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dewcheck


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was    Delete. Properly sourced and neutrally written material on this and similar portable devices (i.e. not the content of the deleted article) can be included at hygrometer via normal editing processes. Eluchil404 (talk) 02:26, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Dewcheck

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Taquito1 (talk) 04:10, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete article Dewcheck, which consists almost entirely of advertising for a non-notable product. Wikipedia is not for articles that advertise. See WP:NOTADVERTISING. There appears to be no point in attempting to salvage this article, as the entire thing is oriented toward a non-notable product. See WP:GNG, the General Notability Guideline.
 * This AfD nomination was incomplete (missing step 3). It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 13:57, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Pcap ping  10:40, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete non-notable device from a non-notable company. possible spamvertisement. Exit2DOS • Ctrl • Alt • Del 12:41, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.

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 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions.  -- Pcap  ping  10:41, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions.  -- Pcap  ping  10:42, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment. This article is about a class of devices just xerox is these days (genericized trademark), not about a particular device from a given manufacturer. I wish people read the article more closely before voting. No opinion for now if it's notable or not. Pcap ping  10:43, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Rebuttal to Comment: User:NicoFrankhuizen, the author of Dewcheck, deleted a reference to a competing product by Elcometer (TQC makes Dewcheck), and wrote at User talk:213.84.3.249, "This is article is about the Dewcheck, the [Elcometer] 319 is a different brand...By referring to a different gauge, you should create a separate page". Thus, he showed the article to be brand-specific. He said he was "highly involved with the development of the Dewcheck". TQC's website shows he is an employee. I read Dewcheck, found it to be blatant advertisement, and found no evidence on the Internet that "Dewcheck" is generic. Special:Contributions/NicoFrankhuizen shows he uses Wikipedia primarily to promote TQC. I think he should be banned, but that is a separate topic. -- Taquito1 (talk) 04:41, 27 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Rename - The article title is not a generic term, but rather is a particular brand of a device for measuring dew point, known generically as a "dew point gauge" or "dew point meter". The article claims that it is not a registered trademark, but is used generically. However, here are websites about other brands of this type of device that do not use the term "Dewcheck": . I think that Dew point meter would be the best new name for the article. (The article could benefit from some cleanup, too but if the title were changed it would not look so much like an advertisement.) --Orlady (talk) 18:30, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Non-notable proprietary instrument. We already have an article on Hygrometer. -Atmoz (talk) 18:41, 25 February 2010 (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.