Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Noble gas (disambiguation)


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The result was delete. Deor (talk) 17:40, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

Noble gas (disambiguation)

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This is an unnecessary disambiguation page. Yesterday, when I came across this page, there were four entries (see here). Two of them were for non-notable bands with nowhere to link to, so I removed them and subsequently prodded it as a WP:TWODAB. Today, User:Boleyn added three more entries to it to make five entries. However, I don't think any of the additional entries should be included. Here's my breakdown of each of the entries: 1. Noble gas, obvious WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. 2. Noble gas compound. This is chemical compound that includes a noble gas. It isn't referred to as "noble gas." Therefore, it is a WP:PTM. The concept has its own section in the main article (see Noble gas). From a navigation point of view, we have that entry covered because of that section. 3. Noble gas (data page). Literally, this page is a collection of statistics that was spun off from the main article. Since it is a subpage of noble gas, it isn't an article in its own right and shouldn't be included in a disambiguation. The navigation to that page can be found under the table at noble gas and at noble gas. 4. Noble gas configuration. Like the article on noble gas compounds, this is a WP:PTM. There is a section in noble gas that describes the noble gas configuration and links to the main article (see Noble gas). In addition, this is linked in the see also section. 5. "Noble gas matrix". Again, a WP:PTM, but a weird one because the article that this links to is on matrix isolation and doesn't include that phrase. Once the last four entries are removed from the disambiguation, you'd have nothing left but the primary topic. Therefore, this page should be deleted. Tavix | Talk  22:44, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete. There seem to be no other notable subjects that are simply called "Noble gas". So, there's no need for this page right now. (By the way, it seems like "noble gas matrix" is a redirect because noble gases are often used in matrix isolation). Howicus (Did I mess up?) 22:51, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I noticed that when I read the article. The "noble gas matrix" redirect makes sense, but I'm still not sure if a matrix isolation that uses noble gases is called a "noble gas matrix." Tavix | Talk  23:13, 5 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete, this is completely unnecessary. None of the articles listed are plausible destinations for anyone searching for the term "noble gas". Opabinia regalis (talk) 23:02, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Disambiguations-related deletion discussions. Tavix |  Talk  23:22, 5 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete; any loss in removing this dab is more than amply made up for by the mere existence of Category:Noble gases. De Guerre (talk) 01:51, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete. A textbook example of WP:partial title matches. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:59, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. This would be a WP:DABCONCEPT page, except that the supertopic article already exists at Noble gas. bd2412  T 14:31, 6 February 2015 (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.