Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ericsson R310s

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. WjBscribe 01:58, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ericsson R310s

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Article on a common commercial product containing no claim of notability. Prod was contested, insisting that it's only "one of three designs", but that claim does not appear in the article and is not verifiable. This sparse article reviews features of the phone and does not explain a particularly innovative design, a detailed history of the device, or its influence on the market or industry. A notable product has all of these aspects. Mikeblas 13:12, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

• Comment - if we got hold of an editor who knew lots about phones, and this model inparticular, the article would definately improve by a long way? Don't just go off what a few people have put just yet. Bear in mind the article has had just 8 editors in total so far. Non of them may be experts. Lradrama 13:15, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
• Strong keep — notable. To be frank, it's hard for me to understand what's not notable about a mobile phone (or any similar product) which is highly unusual in that it used serious materials to offer genuine water- and dust-proofing. The article does in fact mention these, and the external link to the manufacturer backs up these claims. The other obvious models with similar features are a Nokia competitor which would perhaps not in itself be notable, since the materials were less high quality, and Ericsson's own R250, the direct predecessor to this phone (and therefore not a ubiquitous rival which might, had one existed, have made the R310 less unusual.) – Kieran T ^(talk) 13:44, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
• Strong keep — notable per Kieran T. Greswik 15:04, 31 August 2007 (UTC).
• Strong keep - Notable for "ruggedised" design, if nothing else. -- Petri Krohn 01:49, 1 September 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.