Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cars Diecast Line

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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 keep. - Mailer Diablo 02:01, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cars Diecast Line

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This feels like a fannish advertisement for one of many, many licensed toy lines, with no sourced claims of notability. The only claims of notability are unsourced fluff ("instant best-seller" according to whom? By what standard?), and the bulk of the article is an unencyclopedic collector's checklist guide.

This was prodded, but was deprodded without comment. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 07:27, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete. Fails on Advert of WP:NOT#SOAP as simply a list of products someone is cashing in on. No article there.—MURGH disc. 07:39, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep and Rewrite. I believe this article talks about a notable range of toys. Other examples of similar notable toy ranges include Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends and their Diecast toys. This said, it is in need of a major rewrite to be acceptable to Wikipedia standards. RMS Oceanic 09:54, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. Yes, article needs rewriting but I can't in good conscience !vote to rewrite. This is an article about collectible memorabilia, and not particularly obscure either. The article is just a bunch of bulleted lists, but could be transformed into something more coherent. Claims like "instant best-seller" can simply be removed. Mangojuicetalk 15:37, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. I manage the local Wal-mart's toy dept., and I can personally attest to just how "addictingly" popular these toys are for many children (and their parents). I certainly consider the toy line significant enough to warrant the article's existence. I rewrote the opening paragraph to hopefully make it better, though if someone could go through my changes (especially the HTML comment I left in it), I would be appreciative. --Rick Beckman 21:54, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. These toys have a wide variety available. There is no official website offered by the manufacturer listing the complete range. This entry is one of the few clear and concise listings on the web for those trying to collect them all. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.118.53.189 (talk) 06:27, 15 February 2007 (UTC).
  • Keep.* This is a valuable reference tool for collectors and there is no reason to delete it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.72.215.225 (talk) 18:31, 16 February 2007 (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.