Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Freebasing


 * 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   Speedy Keep, no legitimate reason given for deletion. (NAC) RMHED   19:33, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Freebasing

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User:Cantaloupe2 explained on Talk:Freebasing but forgot this AfD step  Anna Lincoln  20:02, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. Thryduulf (talk) 20:37, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep This is an easy call. A google search quickly reveals that "freebasing" is most commonly used in connection with drug use. This is supported by several online dictionary entries like this one: . More over I was able to find more than enough reliable secondary sources to establish notability and I have added two of them and  to the article in an external links section. I have also tried to correct some of the more egregious formatting errors in the article as well. Rusty Cashman (talk) 21:16, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Further note that the sources I found can be used to support most of the content in the article. I will go back later and try and see what can be used for specific inline referencers. Rusty Cashman (talk) 21:22, 18 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep i would be very surprised to learn that any other use of this term is very prevalent. probably mostly in the chemical industry. and i have no doubt the article can be better sourced, expanded, etc, which is not the issue debated here, only notability.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 22:51, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep The nomination provides no policy or guideline-based reason for deleting. Freebasing is a notable part of drug abuse, covered in multiple books viewable at Google book search, such as:, , , , , and . Numerous sources at Google News Archive also have significant coverage of freebasing. Easily satisfies notability. Edison (talk) 01:57, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Speedy Keep no adequate reasons given for deletion here on on the talk page of the article.    DGG ( talk ) 03:53, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep. No conceivable grounds for deletion exist; no grounds whatsoever are given. Bongo  matic  16:36, 19 October 2009 (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.