Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sherbet (powder)


 * 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   no consensus. No consensus for deletion, that is. Merging or cleaning up the articles about the drink and/or the powder (which do appear to be different things altogether) may be necessary, but may be accomplished outside of AfD.  Sandstein  19:14, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Sherbet (powder)

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Is this really food? No sources were given. Alexius08 (talk) 16:36, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
 * The article is (the beginning of) a translation from dewiki. I've added one source. --Obersachse (talk) 16:55, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Why start a whole new article when we already have Sherbet, which according to its ingredients section is discussing this very thing? Uncle G (talk) 17:09, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep and close Improper nomination with no reason for deletion given. --neon white talk 17:09, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Note that the Sherbet article already covers this topic.--Michig (talk) 17:16, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge with Sherbet. Doesn't really "stand up" on its own as an article. Proxy User (talk) 19:40, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge - Merge with Sherbet, as that page covers this topic. David WS (contribs)  20:50, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
 * The Sherbet article is about a traditional turkish cold drink "prepared with rose hips, cornelian cherries, rose or licorice and a variety of spices." This article is about the sherbet or soda powder. Compare the interwikis, please. --Obersachse (talk) 08:52, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * The first section of Sherbet is about the drink. Most of the article is about the powder.--Michig (talk) 09:02, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Then let's split the article. One about the traditional drink, the other one about the powder. That way the interwikis became correct. It's very strange, when a article about the powder in one language links to an article about a traditional drink in another language. And vice versa. --Obersachse (talk) 10:45, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I think that's the best approach as the drink and the powder don't seem to be related, so I think this should be a Keep, although which of the two articles belongs at Sherbet, I'm not sure. Most of the content in Sherbet is about the powder, so I would be inclined to leave that there and move the content about the drink to Sherbet (drink) or Sherbet (beverage).--Michig (talk) 10:51, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I suggest it should be renamed Sherbet powder rather than having an unecessary disambiguation term. --neon white talk 21:22, 16 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment. Splitting the sherbet article and keeping two articles seems the most reasonable choice, assuming that both subjects are considered notable. The traditional Turkish drink and the fizzy powder do not appear to be closely related except by name and should not be treated in the same article. --Itub (talk) 15:40, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge - Doesn't need it's own article. Can fit quite nicely in the Sherbet article. The muffin is not subtle (talk) 21:09, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * And what about the interwikis? Should they led to the powder or the turkish drink? --Obersachse (talk) 21:37, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll explain. Sherbet (powder) links to de:Brausepulver. Both of them are about the powder, and only. Sherbet links e.g. to ru:Шербет or bs:Šerbe. They are about the turkish drink, not a single word about the powder. Is this clear enough, to see, that merging the articles will lead to interwikiconflicts? --Obersachse (talk) 09:46, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions.   -- Raven1977 (talk) 22:41, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Fix and/or rename both articles. Sherbet powder has nothing to do with a Turkish rose petal drink. Most of the current content of Sherbet describes sherbet powder. MickMacNee (talk) 19:21, 18 November 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.