Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dryer ball


 * 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   keep. No arguments for deletion aside from the nominator. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:51, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Dryer ball

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Dubious notability. Only source is this unreliable looking website. I removed some pointed text such as "the pseudo-scientific, unproven, purpose" and "Green Lane claims to have laboratory test results proving their effectiveness but fail to show it to anyone who asks to see it." Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 11:59, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Neutral. I don't think this is non-notable, and perhaps it is better to redirect to fabric softener. &mdash; Timneu22 · talk 14:31, 6 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Redirect to the article suggested above. I think that the object is something like a laundry ball. Tarheel95 (talk) 16:14, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Shimeru (talk) 00:38, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - The dryer ball is related to the laundry ball in that they are non-chemical based products. But the dryer ball is a replacement for chemical fabric softeners. , , , and  demonstrate that these things are being covered by multiple reliable sources, and there are more news articles behind pay walls.  Although they are meant to soften fabrics, I don't think a redirect would make any sense.  A person landing on fabric softener would get an article about chemical fabric softeners with no mention of a dryer ball.  A merge might make sense, but these things are so radically different that I think a separate article is warranted. -- Whpq (talk) 16:11, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Keep Also noted in US patent D583519. The article notes news about the item.  This is a unique object which people will try to learn about.  Deleting this article will confuse anyone trying to learn what a dryer ball is.  --Erik Garrison (talk) 01:03, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep & improve. I have these at home and I haven't the slightest idea how they're meant to work. Either that or merge with fabric softener. Hairhorn (talk) 06:09, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 * (recomment) Redirect, this is probably laundry ball; no reason for separate articles. &mdash; Timneu22 · talk 13:00, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment - It is not a laundry ball. A laundry ball is for washing clothes and takes the place of chemical laundry detergents.  A dryer ball is for fabric softening during drying clothes and would take the place of chemical fabric softeners.  They are not the same thing. - Whpq (talk) 13:20, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep per significant coverage in multiple reliable and independent sources cited above by Whpq and seen at Google News Archive (besides the cites which are just juxtaposition of the words). A product widely sold in stores, and claimed to be "green" about which readers might seek information in an encyclopedia. This is not fabric softener, which is a chemical product, and it is not a laundry ball. Edison (talk) 15:30, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. The balls themselves appear to be notable apart from the court action, although the article makes no such claim, and no such sources are provided. GregorB (talk) 11:27, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. Additional sources: .  JulesH (talk) 21:01, 19 May 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.