Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Idler


 * 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. A notable subject with potential for expansion, however converting it to a disambiguation page might be worth discussing further on the talk page. &mdash;SW&mdash; communicate 22:50, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Idler

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Not Dictionary: this stub adds nothing to the blue-linked terms that it mentions, because it is just somebody's whim to have an entry named 'Idler', and they've pulled together some meanings of that word. A giveaway is the Wiktionary link - the term is defined, and this article has no place. Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:36, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 18:40, 23 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Convert to a dab page: The Idler, The Idlers, Idlers, Salomon Idler. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:29, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Weak delete - An idler mechanism certainly exists, and as something distinct from other mechanisms it is used in. I'm not convinced that it is notable, however, owing to a lack of sources. I would not expect as many sources for a mechanism than I would for other things, but I do believe something more than a patent is required. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 21:27, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep more that patents is not required. But in the exact sense used in the article, see this Google search.  DGG ( talk ) 00:09, 25 March 2012 (UTC)   DGG ( talk ) 00:09, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Merge to Idler-wheel and possibly create disambig as suggested by Clarityfiend. --Kvng (talk) 21:28, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep The mechanism is common and significant. The WP:DICDEF policy is not a reason to delete.  The rest is a matter of ordinary editing per our deletion policy. Warden (talk) 22:16, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep Idler is an important and common mechanical concept/component. The general meaning is a freely-rotating component (no power removed or deliverd by the axle). The term is often used as a short hand for longer terms, such as idler gear, idler pulley, idler wheel, and idler sprocket.  It is often used as a tensioner. A non-round version would be an idler arm, and the related bell crank.  Another usage is for the idler motor in a rotary phase converter.  All of these terms might be rolled into a new article named something like idler (mechanics), leaving idler as a disambiguation page. Robert Hiller (talk) 05:37, 27 March 2012 (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.