Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Microphone stand


 * 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. (non-admin closure) C T J F 8 3  chat 19:04, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Microphone stand

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This article fails WP:NOTDICT. Prod removed in 2006 by original author, with their second and final edit to Wikipedia Jeepday (talk) 18:19, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep because this article is not a dictionary definition. It is a description of the notable thing itself, not the word, and is well beyond a stub. The fact that the original author is no longer active on Wikipedia is in no way a good argument for deletion. Improve and add references through normal editing. Cullen328 (talk) 18:37, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment Google Books lists many references that discuss microphone stands in detail. Cullen328 (talk) 18:42, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep I am perplexed. The article is nothing like a dictionary definition. Also, I cannot see any policy reason why it should be deleted. Talk:Microphone stand would be a more appropriate forum for discussion. Thincat (talk) 19:18, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
 * WP:NOTDICT "Wikipedia is not a dictionary or a slang, jargon or usage guide." Other then opening sentence which is a dictionary defination every paragraph has "use" in it, and describes which attachments and accessories to use for which application. Microphone stand is a dictionary definition and a user guide, and nothing else.  Both of which Wikipedia is not the place for. Jeepday (talk) 19:32, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
 * What an intriguing line of thought. Thincat (talk) 19:38, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
 * LOL, I believe WP:NOTDICT is called a policy not a line of thought. Unless you are talking about my assessment of the article content which as we all know is just one opinion amongst many :) Jeepday (talk) 13:58, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Kindly review WP:NOTDICT, particularly . The term "usage guide" in this policy refers to a usage guide for terminology, not a usage guide to an object described by an article. Refer to WT:NOTDICT for more guidance, for example here. I think you have become cofused with WP:NOTGUIDE, in particular "1 Instruction manuals" although this article does not infringe that policy either, it not being "how to" in nature. Regarding your article assessment, it is not unusual in articles describing implements for the character sequence "U,S,E" to occur frequently, for example in Spade. Thincat (talk) 14:30, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I stand corrected, I did combine WP:NOTGUIDE with WP:NOTDICT, had them both listed under WP:NOT in my brain. I still believe the article is not appropriate for Wikipedia, though this debate is moving decidedly to keep. If it will be keep, it would be greatly appreciated if someone could do some clean up on it and maybe add some references.  I will assist in whatever way I can. Jeepday (talk) 14:47, 26 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions.  -- Jclemens-public (talk) 19:41, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep- That article no more resembles a dictionary definition than I do. Umbralcorax (talk) 23:08, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. The article is not perfect, not by a long shot, but deletion is not the way to fix it. The subject is notable, and worthy of better treatment. Binksternet (talk) 23:10, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - The is an encyclopedic topic. Deletion is not the way to fix problems with the article. Use the talk page. --Kvng (talk) 20:37, 27 December 2010 (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.