Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lake piston


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The result was   Delete. Eluchil404 (talk) 06:05, 19 November 2011 (UTC)

Lake piston

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This article fits the definition of "non-verifiable" to the letter, and in addition there already exist multiple several-year old templates that make note of this fact, yet nothing has changed. I should also add that the text of the article itself is questionable at points and seems to be rather inconsistent at others. The multiple-year-old major-problem templates, combined with the text of the article itself and the utter lack of references (and I tried to find some, just in case) make this article either the very first or the very second article that I've ever nominated for deletion, and I've been a wikiaddict for a long time. If I had to guess, I'd say this is the first time. I was enjoying myself reading about sterling engines and thinking about ways to make money off of firewood with the powergrid and came across this crappy article. Read it and form your own opinion and vote. Thanks. Spiral5800 (talk) 12:43, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 19:55, 11 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete Many web sources point back to the wikipedia page, and the term is not used in relation to renewable energy in any book source. I found these pages which never use the term "Lake piston" explicitly, but seem to capture the idea expressed in the article. That said, even if this thing does exist, there's absolutely no evidence it is a notable concept. I, Jethrobot drop me a line (note: not a bot!) 19:59, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete as completely unreferenced. Stuartyeates (talk) 06:10, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete Actually, neither of the devices mentioned by Jethrobot are similar to the "lake piston" described in the subject article. The subject article talks about a piston that is driven by the thermal expansion of lake water due to seasonal temperature variations.  The practicality of such a system is so negligible that I have to attribute this article as a hoax.  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 16:39, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
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