Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/HP Pavilion dv5


 * 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.  MBisanz  talk 19:24, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

HP Pavilion dv5

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Non-notable computer series. Article appears as though it belongs on the Hewlett Packard website to advertise the computer's features. [Phlygh t ]  10:34, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Edit: In retrospect, I should have bundled dv4 and dv5 (and dv7, which I just found) together because it is inconsistent to treat such similar articles differently. Hence, I am also nominating the following related pages: :   : Please note that HP Pavilion dv4 has a separate AfD nomination already, but since this is the first page nominated, I'm bundling it here. [Phlygh t ]  14:17, 5 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep but rewrite Exacly what do you mean by a 'non-notable computer series' - the brand or the 'Pavillion dv' computer series? I think the article is legitimate and should be kept and improved, but rewritten to prose, looks like a copy off the site. The series is notable. - ÆÅM «(fætsøn!) 10:58, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Reply I meant the dv4 series of computers: they are widely sold, but aren't notable in terms of computer history, such as by representing some great advance in technology. Hewlett Packard is notable and the Pavilion computer line is notable, but having an indiscriminate collection of information about the configurations of the numerous dv models of Pavilion computers is excessive. The information in the article could be better integrated into Wikipedia if it was summarised and merged into the HP Pavilion (computer) article. Apart from that, rewriting the table as prose is likely to result in an article that reads like an advertisement: "The HP Pavilion dv4t can be built with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor with a clock rate of up to 2.8GHz, up to 4GB of RAM and has a 14.1" HP BrightView High Definition widescreen display" is informative but boastful. [Phlygh  t ]  13:44, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep notability can be established with any nonzero effort, see Wily D  14:21, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Clarification of "non-notable": I meant the article does not establish the significance of the series. Are they somehow exceptional compared to other computers, accomplishing something new and important? The CNet review says the dv4 series is lighter than the dv5 series, but since it's smaller that is expected. If it was, perhaps, the lightest in its class, that would be notable, but I don't see why that can't be mentioned in the HP Pavilion (computer) article. Please note I'm arguing for a merge rather than a delete, although I suppose I expect these pages to be deleted after merging. [Phlygh  t ]  14:46, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Just a note, but you can't delete and merge - the GFDL requires accreditation of the author. If the result is merge then these pages would become a redirect to keep the editing history. Pedro : Chat  16:03, 5 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  17:15, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep all Nominator wants to merge the content, not delete it. Colonel Warden (talk) 14:41, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as written appears just to be datasheet information. No real textual description or history. MilborneOne (talk) 12:50, 9 November 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.