Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Inertron

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 of the debate was keep. fuddlemark (befuddle me!) 06:40, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Inertron

Comic-cruft, perma-stub--Zxcvbnm 16:59, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

• NO DELETE. While brief in size, article is high quality and covers a fictional material similar to the Adamantium article. Inertron was possibly the original concept for Adamantium, as the original use by Philip Francis Nowlan was in 1928.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Joema (talk • contribs)
• Delete: do we really need an article for every fictitious metal in the DC comics universe? --Hetar 18:58, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Not notable. DarthVader 23:23, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete*** per nom Williamb 00:18, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

The material is not unique to DC comics. It was first used in the Buck Rogers novels starting in 1928. If you delete this, then delete Adamantium. If you delete only this and not adamantium, then state exactly why. Joema 04:07, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

I appreciate what you're trying to do. Wikipedia needs help in many areas. However deleting this article isn't one of those.

The fictional metal inertron was first used in 1928 by Philip Francis Nowlan in his Buck Rogers stories. These stories are an important part of science fiction and cultural history. They helped popularize the genre and essentially had the same cultural impact in the early 1900s that Star Trek had in the late 1900s. In essence inertron was the Dilithium of early 20th century science fiction. As such it's clearly notable from a historical literature standpoint, even if younger generations are unfamiliar with it.

There are dozens of Wikipedia articles on fictional substances. Most have less impact on literature, history and culture than inertron. Deleting inertron is pulling a string that's attached to a large ball. What about Ice-nine? Transparent aluminum? Uru metal? Corbomite? Adamantium? Where does the deleting begin and end, and by what objective criteria?

If there's a specific item in the article you want changed or improved, indicate that and I'll do so. However I strongly recommend this article not be deleted. Joema 16:04, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

• Keep A solid explaination of a fictional concept and its origins. - CNichols 18:32, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

• Adamantium-Strong Keep per Joema Zero sharp 07:28, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep as already argued: early appearance of sf-tech meme -- SockpuppetSamuelson 08:39, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, longstanding comic-world substance. Joema's argument is convincing. --Squiddy | (squirt ink?) 09:31, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
• Redirect and merge to Fictional chemical substances, A-M -- GWO

Comment. I've added it to Fictional chemical substances, A-M, but there is too much in the article to merge it all, IMHO. --Squiddy | (squirt ink?) 11:37, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

• Redirect and Merge as above. Beno1000 13:09, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep in its entirety. Request that author has a go at adding sources. Interesting article on interesting topic. Vizjim 14:18, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep in its entirety. Notable development in early-20th-century science fiction, and the article does a nice job of putting it in context. Docether 14:36, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. There are articles about less known fctional substances. This one is quite ok. --Tone 19:40, 19 May 2006 (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.