Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mighty Putty


 * 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   merge to Epoxy putty. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 14:52, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Mighty Putty

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No reliable sources found, reads like an ad. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 19:37, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Epoxy putty is nothing new and there's nothing notable about this particular brand of the stuff. The ambitious among us might want to take a look around for other links to Epoxy putty for other articles of doubtful inclusivification, for completeness. The Uninvited Co., Inc. 20:06, 29 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep There are frequent references to "Mighty Putty" in newspaper obituaries about Mr. Mays. For example, . The current Wikipedia article notes that the product was advertized in infomercials and was the subject of an expose which demonstrated that people had difficulty using it as advertised.  It has enough independent coverage to warrant inclusion.  It is an unsavory aspect of our culture which may be documented, like the Teapot Dome Scandal. Racepacket (talk) 07:12, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. Non-notable. Mentions in the obituary of the pitchman are trivial mentions, not coverage of the topic of this article. Niteshift36 (talk) 14:17, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge to epoxy putty. Mighty Putty is simply the band name of this kind of stuff. However, it is notable enough to deserve some sort of treatment besides "Billy Mays advertised this." ~  EDDY  ( talk / contribs / editor review ) ~ 19:56, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge to epoxy putty. This stuff is notable, but it is probably better suited merged with expoxy putty to keep it at a non-advertisement POV. Tavix | Talk  20:15, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand This was (is?) a quite popular product, and while there's currently no mention of the profits in the article, it likely made millions of dollars. The article should be extended to cover more of the marketing success of the brand. The brand should also be mentioned over at epoxy putty. PCHS-NJROTC  (Messages) 03:07, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge. It's a real product that's quite well-known, and I think I even saw it at a drugstore. I've seen it around enough that I'd say it's definitely legitimately notable. I can say pretty confidently that I know very few people that know what "epoxy putty" is but very many who've heard of Mighty Putty. The article didn't seem at all like an advertisement to me; I'm not sure where that criticism is coming from. I would be fine with it as a section in epoxy putty. I would prefer not to have it merged as a section into the Billy Mays article, even if, as an example, this was the case with ShamWow and its pitchman, since this article is not primarily about Mays's involvement with the product. I prefer keeping it separate to merging only because the epoxy putty article is already fairly lengthy and has a decidedly different (more scientific, less domestic) tone. Never mind, I was looking at the epoxy article and not the epoxy putty article. Vote changed to Merge. --llamapalooza87 (talk) 03:47, 2 July 2009 (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.