Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/W cloud


 * 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. - Mailer Diablo 17:42, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

W cloud


The article is on an obscure designation for an extragalactic structure. The term is not commonly used in either the professional or amateur astronomy community. The NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database and the SIMBAD Astronomical Database contain no information on a "W Cloud". A search with the ADS Abstract Service only turns up 5 articles (of which 4 are refereed scientific articles) that use the term "W Cloud" in the sense that it is used in the Wikipedia article. The "W cloud" simply lacks notability, and the article should be deleted. George J. Bendo 23:53, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Clarification needed. If the nominator means that there is no such structure as is identified in this article, then delete. If what is meant is that another name for the structure is much more common, then redirect to that name. Newyorkbrad 00:28, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment - Such a structure appears to exist, although the identification of large scale structure in the direction of the Virgo Cluster is difficult (for example, see what is written for the Sombrero Galaxy and the NGC 4631 Group). The major problem is notability, even within the professional astronomy community.  The NED and SIMBAD resources above list informaton on almost all extragalactic objects, but this thing is so non-notable that it is not catalogued in their databases.  If professional astronomers do not think that the W cloud is notable, then it certainly does not belong on Wikipedia.  A redirect also does not seem like a logical solution, as I cannot think of where to redirect a search for a "W cloud".  (I honestly think that it is more likely that someone searching for "W cloud" is looking for a George W. Bush political cartoon.) George J. Bendo 07:43, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Non-notable. If it is not in SIMBAD, I don't see how it can be notable. --Nebular110 16:44, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Non-notable. --Fournax 17:02, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete unless sources can be provided showing that this is notable. HEL 19:21, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. &mdash; RJH (talk) 20:43, 14 November 2006 (UTC)


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