Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Technological change in Maryland


 * 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 delete. The consensus is to Delete this article. If the page creator would like the article restored and moved to Draft or User space, let me know. Liz Read! Talk! 23:50, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

Technological change in Maryland

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A very narrow topic that might be better as a section or paragraph within its parent article Maryland, however I'm not making this a merge discussion since I don't even know for sure if something like this would warrant inclusion in another article or where exactly it would go. It might be worth mentioning that no other geographic locations have articles regarding their technological change as far as I know.

Nonetheless, the article's title is misleading, since this is about technological advancements in agriculture within the state rather than technological advancements themselves, making it even more narrow as a topic. Another thing I should probably mention is that Maryland does not have its own agriculture article, but rather a short section within the state's article. Waddles 🗩 🖉 19:40, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Technology, United States of America,  and Maryland. Waddles 🗩 🖉 19:40, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete One article as about self-driving tractors, the rest are basically press-releases. And the article's name doesn't correspond to the text. Oaktree b (talk) 19:49, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
 * None are press-releases. One is a link to the Department of Agriculture's page about their own efforts so it is a self-description, yes. The fact that I - a few minutes ago - began the article with only agricultural information does not limit the article to future expansion. Which is happening now, because I am in the process of writing it. Invasive Spices (talk) 11 November 2022 (UTC)
 * If it's true that the article is incomplete, consider completing the article before publishing, write up the most important content in draftspace or your sandbox, or add an under construction tag to give other editors the indication. Waddles</b> <b style="color:white">🗩</b> <b style="color:white">🖉</b> 20:45, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok. I've never used the under construction tag and I've rarely seen it used, but I'll do one of those. And the next edit has been made. Invasive Spices (talk) 11 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Comment
 * It might be worth mentioning that no other geographic locations have articles regarding their technological change as far as I know. Not a reason to delete.
 * title is misleading Editing is ongoing. I will be making other edits within a few minutes. This is all happening within a few minutes. Invasive Spices (talk) 11 November 2022 (UTC)
 * The lack of similar articles wasn't my basis for deletion, but rather this being a very specific topic that might not be notable enough to warrant inclusion on Wikipedia. <b style="color:white">Waddles</b> <b style="color:white">🗩</b> <b style="color:white">🖉</b> 20:45, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
 * The article is now a mishmash talking about various types of technology. Before it was focusing on the agricultural industry. Cell phones and the ag industry appear to have been chosen at random, with no clear link between the two. It's just an odd combination that doesn't seem to fit well together.Oaktree b (talk) 01:29, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
 * The article was criticized for not covering the entire title and now you're criticizing it because it does. The clear link between the two is in the title. Invasive Spices (talk) 12 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Delete. This doesn't seem to be a particularly good idea for an article topic. Maryland is an integral part of the overall U.S. economy and that of the entire industrialized world, so technological change there is not really a distinct topic. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 04:17, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete per Metropolitan90. There's nothing technologically unique or distinct about Maryland. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:08, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I certainly agree that most technological change in the country is going to be indistinct from technological change in Maryland. But that's why I have added only those things which are distinct. The relationship between the state and the Chesapeake is the biggest thing which is why I started there. Technological change which can reduce pollution entering the Chesapeake is very interesting to few states, and this is why it gets attention almost entirely from this state and no one else. If you search around you'll notice almost no discussion of this subject from any other government, and when the EPA does talk about technology for this purpose they talk about Maryland and then a little about Virginia and Pennsylvania.
 * The 5G jobs part is distinct because, as they point out, that's an unusually dense employment increase because of Maryland's geography. I then did not add in anything else about it because everything else is the same as the rest of the country (and many other countries really). Invasive Spices (talk) 12 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Delete, WP:NOTCATALOG. A list or collection of only very loosely connected topics. Fram (talk) 17:55, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete Any information here could be added to the appropriate sections of the Maryland article. I wouldn't recommend a special section on technology because information about agriculture, transportation, manufacturing, etc. is ALL technology. Technology cannot be separated out without replicating much of the Maryland article. It is better to keep them all together. I note that although the article on self-driving tractors writes about a farm in Maryland, there is nothing inherently state-specific about a type of agricultural machine. However, there is nothing in the article Tractor about the self-driving ones, and the information from this article could be included there. Lamona (talk) 23:17, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
 * As the source says, it is specific to Maryland because of the benefits for the Chesapeake Bay of self-driving tractors and farmers' expertise in using them.
 * However, there is nothing in the article Tractor about the self-driving ones There is, actually.
 * could be included there Whether particular tractor designs contribute more or less to runoff pollution... yes. That would be good to add that. There's nothing about pollution at all, air or water or anything. Invasive Spices (talk) 13 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Delete per WP:NOTCATALOG --Assyrtiko (talk) 11:00, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Update Nov 13 I've added intro material on the state's technological change agency, Mtech/Maryland Technology Extension Service. I think the existence of a state agency specifically for this activity establishes that this article's existence is appropriate. Invasive Spices (talk) 13 November 2022 (UTC)


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