Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Knork (2nd nomination)

On the topic of Splaydes, I believe that a generic collective article is valid if the search parameters permit direct pointing when the search of "Splaydes" or the other terms is used. 58.161.229.24 (talk) 01:32, 22 June 2015 (UTC) Glynnis

Splayds are well-known in Australia
Splayds (or splaydes, or splades) are a common eating utensil in Australia. While Wikimandia (—Мандичка) states that the item "has had no real impact or widespread use", this appears to be somewhat dismissive of the continent on which they are used quite extensively. Wikipedia is intended to be international in its outlook, and presumably will not delete an article just because one part of the world does not use the item in question. Australians will not know to look for 'knorks' or 'sporfs' when searching for these utensils, so at the very least there needs to be some disambiguation. There seems good reason either to have separate entries or to combine them as 'Hybrid eating utensils' - as suggested by Biblioworm.

I see that the name for splayds is actually a company name. This is not uncommon in the history of products - the relevant Wikipedia article lists such common nouns as heroin, videotapes and kerosene. That said, maybe the article should be about the company Splayd Utensils - while nevertheless focussing upon that company's somewhat unusual and very well known piece of cutlery.

124.171.68.29 (talk) 14:03, 27 June 2015 (UTC)