Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ocean Drum


 * 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. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 21:33, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

Ocean Drum

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Does not seem to be notable. I didn't find any reliable sources. Thekillerpenguin    (talk)   23:55, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete At present the article has three sources, but they only confirm the existence of this instrument and I doubt that it is actually notable. Inter  change  able | talk to me  00:00, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete The article consists mostly of instructions on how to use it, a violation of WP:NOT. —Hue  Sat  Lum  00:05, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 00:37, 31 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. Both Google book search and Google scholar search produce enough coverage in reliable sources to base an article on. The present article has some issues, but the topic is notable. --Lambiam 22:33, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. Obviously notable per Lambian. The WP:NOHOWTO concern is a matter of style that can be addressed by editing, as I have done. Phil Bridger (talk) 17:09, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep or Merge. Perhaps this article could be merged with Water drum?  They seem to be the same instrument.  LogicalCreator (talk) 10:28, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * A water drum has water between the membranes, while an ocean drum has little steel balls of the kind used in ball bearings. The water drum is a traditional instrument of various ethnic groups, whereas the ocean drum is a relatively recent Western invention used in music therapy. --Lambiam 12:12, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:00, 6 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep Notable. No longer WP:HOWTO: has been edited, and some information on how an instrument is played would seem essential to me. --Colapeninsula (talk) 12:31, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable. It's a real instrument and distinct from the water drum, which is a different instrument. MichiHenning (talk) 23:55, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep I have struck my earlier comment, as it no longer applies. —Hue  Sat  Lum  18:15, 7 April 2012 (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.