Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stealth Banjo


 * 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   redirect to Banjo. (non-admin closure) Tim Song (talk) 07:48, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Stealth Banjo

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While tolerably well written, this is essentially a promotion for one model of one maker's instrument. There doesn't seem to be anything specifically notable about this instrument. The 5th string design, while well executed, is not unique. &mdash;Kww(talk) 11:52, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Per WP:BEFORE, alternatives to deletion should normally be exhausted before an article is brought to AfD. In this case, I don't yet see why Kww has rejected the idea of a merge to the "variants" section of Banjo.  Why's that, Kww?— S Marshall   Talk / Cont  12:11, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Because there isn't anything notable enough about this intrument to warrant a mention by name. The technique used for the fifth string is mentioned in banjo, and properly credited to F.C Wilkes in the 1890's. There have been thousands of banjo makers with tens of thousands of different models. We don't list them individually.&mdash;Kww(talk) 12:19, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:23, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh, I agree that it isn't notable. For me, the question is whether to merge, redirect to Banjo, or delete entirely. I'm going to run with redirect to Banjo on the grounds that plausible search terms should not be redlinks.— S Marshall   Talk / Cont  12:23, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Redirect to Banjo, as it doesn't seem that there's anything worth keeping here]]. -- B figura (talk) 00:35, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Banjo where this string arrangement is discussed. The article as it stands is about one maker's take on an old technique. The redirect can be expanded down the line if and when this particular product acquires some more notability. pablo hablo. 16:37, 10 October 2009 (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.