Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Frozen bovine semen


 * 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, there is certainly no consensus to delete this article. Any Merge proposals are an editorial matter. (non-admin close) RMHED (talk) 18:43, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

Frozen bovine semen

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Reads like an essay - and do we really need an article on frozen bull semen? Katharineamy (talk) 15:11, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete The current article is unsourced, and does not explain the importance of the subject, if any, in addition to being essaylike. There are also bits of inappropriate humor. I have a suspicion the subject might be of some scientific or livestock interest, but it's so far out of my field I wouldn't know where to begin looking. RayAYang (talk) 16:36, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Following remarks by those with knowledge of agriculture and animal husbandry, change to Keep. RayAYang (talk) 04:56, 29 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Weak Keep: The standard isn't whether the article is unsourced, but whether it is unsourceable. The odds that there are fewer than a hundred reliable sources about artificial bovine insemination are close to zero. Whether the subject is notable above and beyond any other cattle breeding articles (of which I could find none) I leave to WP:AGRICULTURE, but stylistic problems are inappropriate for AfD.    RGTraynor  16:44, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. If someone wishes to produce an article based upon reliable and encyclopedic sources, then so be it.  RFerreira (talk) 16:54, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. The main issue of the AFD is whether we need an article on this topic, not the stylistic issue.  I felt it should at the very least be on a broader topic, if it's needed at all. Katharineamy (talk) 17:57, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Torn Man, that's a poorly written article. But darn it, it's a legetimate topic in the dairy industry... it can surely be improved or merged to something more general like Animal Husbandry?--Paul McDonald (talk) 20:51, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge into Artificial insemination in livestock and pets. Frozen bovine semen is a vehicle for artificial insemination of cattle and the informative parts of this article should be saved and merged into the corresponding section in the AI article (which could do with an expansion). --Zlerman (talk) 22:38, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable subject in the cattle industry. -- brew crewer  (yada, yada) 00:21, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep To answer the nom's question, yes, we do. The subject is highly notable in the field of animal husbandry. Just because a subject fits under WP:EWWWW doesn't mean it needs to be deleted. Eauhomme (talk) 03:53, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. The subject is notable, to be sure, but this article does not meet core verifiability polices.  Wipe the slate clean and start over.  JBsupreme (talk) 06:24, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions.   -- RayAYang (talk) 18:53, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. A two year old article on a clearly notable topic in animal husbandry and it remains frozen in the poor condition its in.  There is not one word on the talk page by experienced Wikipedians giving advice on how to improve this article.  We should be ashamed of ourselves and thaw this one out.--Mike Cline (talk) 19:24, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge into Artificial insemination in livestock and pets, as per Zlerman. Tim Vickers (talk) 19:28, 29 July 2008 (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.