Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Degausser

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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 Redirected to degaussing as the clear primary topic for this search phrase. Also added hatlink to target article to link to both band and album for disambiguation. No assertion was raised for this song to have article-level notability separate from its parent album. Non-admin closure. Serpent's Choice 09:18, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Degausser

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This entry fails the Wikipedia:Notability (music) standards, and also creates confusion with preexisting term that should have the default entry Bricology 18:30, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached
 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, WjBscribe 00:16, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Obvious redirect to Degaussing; if someone enters this search term, they are probably looking for that article, not some obscure album. Crotalus horridus (TALK • CONTRIBS) 02:11, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete, along with other tracks from the album that aren't singles: Limousine (MS Rebridge), You Won't Know. Zetawoof(ζ) 02:33, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Redirect per Crotalus horridus -- Monty845 03:06, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Move song information to the album's own page, assuming it's notable. If it's not delete. It clearly shouldn't be at this default location though. If it is kept, I recommend making this a disambig as suggested above. Otherwise redirect. FrozenPurpleCube 03:07, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Redirect to Degaussing, create a new page "Deguassing (album)", and reference it at the top of the Degaussing page. I agree that someone entering this term is more likely to be looking for the tape-erasing tool rather than the album.--76.202.59.116 03:29, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Highly recommend deleting this article and putting a disambig there. There's nothing special about this song that couldn't have been covered the article about the album, if that is even justifiable. The term with reference to electromagnetic fields is much more prominant. Kevin_b_er 04:04, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep as Disambiguation The page can be kept as a disambiguation page and the article moved to a new page like Degaussing (Song) or Degaussing (Album). Mayank Abhishek 05:37, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Redirect per Crotalus horridus. Sr13 (T|C) 08:53, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Redirect per several above. The song doesn't have any notability of its own, hence no need for an article of its own. Arkyan • (talk) 15:08, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Move and Redirect Keep Degaussing the primary page, with a "Degausser redirects here, you may be looking for Degausser (album)" tag on the top ffm ✎talk 15:52, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Move into album article and put OtherUses tag on top per Firefoxman. --Valley2city₪‽ 16:28, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment: according to the article this is NOT AN ALBUM. It is a song from an album that already has its own page. If that is correct then surely many of the votes above aren't correct. Assuming I'm right about that then surely the right approach is a merge to The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me, then a redirect to Degaussing, possibly with a "Degausser redirects here: for the Brand New song, see The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me" tag on the top. AndyJones 13:36, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Rename or move to Degausser (song) and make a disambiguation page for a generic Degausser, with links to the electronic tool or process, and also the album / song / band / whatever. It may look dumb to have a disambig page with only 2 entries, but it is conceivable that some Wikireaders who know the music, will not know that there is such a device as a degausser; and similarly there are probably many electronic folk who have no idea that there is a song with the same name as one of their tools. --T-dot (Talk | contribs) 17:58, 23 April 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.