Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Monomolecular wire


 * 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. I'll add some information on scientific possibilities and maybe trim the fiction section. (non-admin closure) --Jakob (talk) 21:00, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

Monomolecular wire

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No indication of notability. Page reads like a TV Tropes article. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:19, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. It is part of the title of the paper Structure of a Transient Network Made up of Entangled Monomolecular Organometallic Wires in Organic Liquids. Effects of an Endcapping Molecule, gets a mention on p. 2690 of the Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science, Volume 4 and IGN ranks it the 14th coolest Sci-Fi weapon. Clarityfiend (talk) 13:46, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep A cutting edge technology ) obviously starts as science fiction and then becomes practical reality. See Charge and Exciton Transport through Molecular Wires for another example of the latter. Andrew (talk) 16:00, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Not to dull the edge, but several of these sources suggest that repurposing the article (real molecular wires vs fictional ones) may be a better choice. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:18, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 20:21, 19 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Comment. If this article is kept, it really needs to be turned into something other than a TV Tropes article.  A rewrite that discusses the transformation of science fiction weapon to real-life research might be encyclopedic. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 06:04, 20 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep and revise as suggested. &#39;DGG (at NYPL)&#39; (talk) 20:21, 27 January 2014 (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.