Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Italian tuneup


 * 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. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:51, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Italian tuneup

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Unsourced neologism. "To support an article about a particular term or concept we must cite what reliable secondary sources, such as books and papers, say about the term or concept, not books and papers that use the term". Dennis Bratland (talk) 15:52, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:00, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:00, 3 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Courcelles 04:59, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

 
 * Keep I've added some cites. Google Books throws up a lot of references from books and magazines going back at least 30 years. There's not enormously detailed coverage, but I think if you have a look on Google Books, there's enough to show it's a notable term. Currently it's a bit close to a dictionary definition, but an encyclopedia can add value by explaining why it works as well as what it is. --Colapeninsula (talk) 09:46, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Courcelles 18:05, 17 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep based on the explanatory sources Colapeninsula found through GBooks. Seems to be a relevant enough term in the automotive sector. Funny  Pika! 19:02, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
 * There are sufficient sources on Google Books to show the term exists, and for a dictionary definition: An Italian tuneup is a way of removing carbon from an engine by loading the engine via driving the car fast. Full stop. Since Wikipedia is not a dictionary, this isn't enough to base an article on. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 19:25, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Relatively speaking, there are enough inquisitive forum questions out there to show that the term exists. Granted that doesn't help it meet WP:V but it does makes it far harder to look through for sources. Underneath all that, this article discusses the process in depth . In the sources Colapeninsula added, this is clearly a dicdef, this one could probably pass as a mention and this magazine gives a section on the term . I'm guessing that because this is an old engine de-carbonising method that there's not going to be that many online sources but the first and last sources provided should help it narrowly pass WP:GNG.  Funny  Pika! 22:34, 17 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep Per above.Wilbysuffolk (Talk to me!) 16:05, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
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