Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pencil trick


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The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 01:14, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Pencil trick

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I have nominated this for deletion as it has been unreferenced for two years. This may be a real trick in electronics but it is not notable to the world at large. If sourced, this information could belong somewhere else but Wikipedia is not a how-to either. Miami33139 (talk) 00:03, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as being non-notable with no reliable sources. Not widely-known source in the world. -- Pie is good  (Apple is the best)  01:31, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete; I've heard of this, certainly - but I doubt very much that there are reliable, verifiable sources that would confirm its notability, nor does my (admittedly limited) search reveal anything to support the article. UltraExactZZ Claims~ Evidence 13:56, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep; Surely the fact that you have heard of this means that it is notable enough to remain as a seperate wikipedia article. All it needs is to be expanded by someone who has a good knowledge of the topic. If every page with a topic which you didn't know fully about was deleted, how would you learn any new information if you were looking to find out more about the topic by using wikipedia and learning from others who have experience in that field of technology? 90.206.245.69 (talk) 05:25, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * We're going in two different directions, here. I concur that the Pencil trick exists, and that I've heard of it - but that's not enough for an encyclopedia article on the subject. Here, we need multiple Reliable Sources that discuss the subject's Notability, and my point was that I don't think those sources exist for this. Quite honestly, one magazine article discussing the technique would prove me wrong, but I'm not finding that. As for individuals with knowledge of the topic, they would still need to provide independent sources to document their edits - otherwise, it would be Original Research, which is also not permitted. UltraExactZZ Claims~ Evidence 12:42, 19 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete. I agree, nothing to support this as a separate article at all. If anyone can find a reliable source we could put line about it at Overclocking, but I didn't even see that (although I too didn't look all that hard). Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  15:39, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge somewhere when I think pencil trick, I think of what happens when you type that into YouTube... an oriental kid twisting a pencil or pen around his or her finger in various ways that the rest of us can't do. 70.51.8.158 (talk) 05:38, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete although I am sure this is real, I dare say it is too obscure even for Wikipedia, except for perhaps a brief mention in the overclocking article. --SJK (talk) 07:43, 19 September 2008 (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.