Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Infused water


 * 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 redirect to Infusion.  MBisanz  talk 03:07, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

Infused water

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Insufficient coverage in RS. Much of the article is OR built on irrelevant sources (or is unsourced). A brief mention of infused water may be due in our Drinking water article but this is not viable as a standalone topic. Alexbrn (talk) 18:58, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:17, 1 March 2017 (UTC)


 * It is clear that the person who is asking for the deletion of this topic, doesn't believe that any articles about alternative medicine should be present on Wikipedia. However there is an article about Ayurveda on Wikipedia, as there is one about doshas. Infused water is a concept of Ayurvedic medicine and is used to balance doshas and should be allowed to exist and being referred to from these articles. After discussing this topic with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:NeilN he did state that the article didn't need to be redirected into drinking water but needed to be worded neutrally and added with references to Ayurvedic medicine. Mira.peltomaki (talk) 19:24, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Please read our guideline on assuming good faith and this essay on why "other stuff exists" tends not to be a good argument. Once you've seen those, you ought to respond to the concerns that have been raised rather than attacking others. is saying that the article doesn't have coverage in reliable sources and has lots of text that relies on original research. If those issues are accurate, the article ought to be deleted. If they're not, we need you to help clear up any confusion.  City  O f  Silver  19:31, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I have read the guidelines, thank you. I believe I have adhered to. If not, please point out where I made a mistake. My 'attack' is based on the conversation I had with him in this topic, where he states Ayurveda is nonsense. Also please not that I did not write this article, it was already there. I just edited it.
 * "It is clear that the person who is asking for the deletion of this topic, doesn't believe that any articles about alternative medicine should be present on Wikipedia." I strongly suggest you re-read the WP:AGF guideline because nobody who understands it would say something like that. (It's also obviously false since Alexbrn isn't nominating every single alternative medicine article for deletion.)
 * You've also cited the existence of other articles as precedent. That argument is not going to convince anyone and if you want to know why, re-read that essay.  City O f  Silver  19:50, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I hear what you say about the article existing not being a reason for it not being for deletion. Great, I am attempting to improve the article. This is what was quoted that makes me believe his stand on alternative medicine is pretty clear: I am aware of the background. Region-specific medicine is a hallmark of uselessness (think about it: if something worked it would spread pretty quickly to other regions). Ayurveda is pretty much entirely useless for medical purposes. If you want to insert claims about "infused water" into articles on Ayurveda, go ahead: just make sure the claims are backed by good sources and all should be well. Alexbrn (talk) 15:18, 1 March 2017 (UTC) Besides this, he also removed all my edits to Ayurveda articles Ayurveda and dosha, which he claimed were wrong, or rather fluff, when in fact I corrected an ERROR and added more clarification in the article without if conflicting with any of the other sources.Mira.peltomaki (talk) 20:03, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * "This is what was quoted that makes me believe his stand on alternative medicine is pretty clear." So you've read WP:AGF but you're still saying things like this? Again, I really recommend you re-read that guideline because you've repeatedly shown you don't grasp what it's saying. And if you're right about the content here being enough to avoid deletion, you're really harming the article because you can't seem to fight for it without constantly attacking another editor's motives.  City O f  Silver  20:28, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Health and fitness-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:39, 1 March 2017 (UTC)


 * delete - overlaps almost entirely with Enhanced water, infusion, and Herbal and fruit teas.  Jytdog (talk) 20:10, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * delete and merge contents to a section at Infusion. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants   Tell me all about it.  20:35, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment. Note also we have an article Infusion that covers the more general topic of infusions and which might also be a host to a brief mention of flavoured water. Alexbrn (talk) 19:42, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment Neither of these articles cover the alternative medicine, in this case Ayurveda, benefits nor the ongoing debate about the claims of infused water benefits from the health and fitness industry, which my addition to the article does point out. I have now added several ayurvedic medicine sources, if more is needed, I can do so.Mira.peltomaki (talk) 20:42, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Merge with infusion and redirect to the relevant section there. Redirects are cheap and "infused water" has potential to be a commonly-entered term in the search box.  City O f  Silver  20:46, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * delete - Note to the overlappers above, this article also impinges on Squash (drink). -Roxy the dog. bark 20:59, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment. Squash is something completely different,it is a sweet concentrated liquid made from or flavoured with fruit juice, which is diluted to make a drink.Mira.peltomaki (talk) 21:58, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete This seems to be quite a bit of WP:OR and the sources do not support this full article. There is also no clear merge/redirect target so I suggest a delete. If any content about "infusion water" has to be added, please consider adding it to one of the existing articles. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 02:04, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete and redirect - too many unsubstantiated medical claims in the "benefits" section to merit merging. The title would appear to be a reasonable redirect to Infusion. --bonadea contributions talk 06:50, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete, it's not clear that this is a distinct topic. Guy (Help!) 15:00, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Infusion. The extent of anything here that complies with core content policies it is already covered as User:Jytdog describes above.  Core content is non-negotiable so the rest has no place.  Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 19:45, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Merge or redirect to Infusion as suggested BY . Probably one to three sentences would be enough. Bearian (talk) 20:04, 6 March 2017 (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.