Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kawasaki ZX-6R and 6RR

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The result of the debate was KEEP. Golbez 00:45, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Kawasaki ZX-6R and 6RR PAGE MOVED TO Kawasaki ZX-6R

Unfocused 20:10, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC) This is unecessary, short, not of interest or noteworthy.WAvegetarian 00:52, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• Delete almost a speedy candidate with so little content. JamesBurns 06:46, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep (expanded slightly), notable bikes. Kappa 07:19, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep but in need of expansion/clean-up. Also, if they are different but related bikes then perhaps the article should just be named after one then redirect the other title to it? -- Lochaber 09:03, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• merge to Kawasaki bikes, or if not at least rename to Kawasaki ZX-6R and have the 6RR redirect there. Radiant_>|< 12:22, Jun 8, 2005 (UTC)
• Merge or rename, as per Radiant!, except the target is Kawasaki motorcycles.--Nabla 15:10, 2005 Jun 8 (UTC)
  • Comment, somehow a previous comment by WAvegetarian disappeared, even from the page's history! As far as I remember it included an opinion that Kawasaki isn't a major manufacturer, but correct me if I'm mistaken.--Nabla 15:16, 2005 Jun 8 (UTC)
  • Comment, That was in an article about a car, not this article. I agree that Kawasaki is a major manufacturer of bikes, I just didn't think that a single model deserved a page. There was so little content that I found it unecessary to merge. If someone wants to expand it or merge the small amount of info here to Kawasaki motorcycles, that's fine with me.WAvegetarian 00:24, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
    • Correction taken, thanks. Sorry for misquoting you. And, yes, I agree we have too much catalog-like articles.--Nabla 13:40, 2005 Jun 9 (UTC)
      • What is the drawback of having many catalog-like articles? --Unfocused 15:24, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
        • That they tend to be rather short, must all include redundant information about the parent company, and are more easily accessed and compared if put in a list. Radiant_>|< 10:17, Jun 10, 2005 (UTC)
          • These will develop far more than a simple list. Have a look at Honda Prelude. Further, each of these motorcycles should (eventually) have a photo, to help with identification. Significant products require both a list, and a separate article for each, ideally. --Unfocused 14:22, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
        • The drawback is that, in my opinion, Wikipedia is not a catalogue. But do not think that I'm for deleting them (I voted to keep this one). Quite the opposite, i think it is unfortunate that some articles don't say anything about the product importance: which novelties does it include? (Even if simply a minor detail or a new combination of features); did it have any cultural impact?; was it a major selling product? Or a flop? Why?; etc.. On the other hand if nothing of relevance can be said about it... what's the article for? It should probably be in a list, which would give a better perspective to a then relevant set of products.--Nabla 02:55, 2005 Jun 12 (UTC)
• Keep, but Merge as per Radiant. Even if it's just a stub, this could very well be expanded into something quite informative. Jasonglchu 15:53, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Merge to Kawasaki motorcycles, no redirect. Kawasaki is a "major manufacturer" of motorcycles, unless you're intentionally redefining "major" the way Anheuser-Busch did for its current ads calling itself "the only American-owned major brewer." Most people wouldn't call Yuengling and Anchor, for example, "minor". Barno 17:05, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Comment I moved the page as shown above. I created a redirect for "Kawasaki 6RR" pointing at the "Kawasaki ZX-6R" page. --Unfocused 20:18, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. I would welcome an NPOV article for most manufactured products. Unfocused 20:18, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep - notable product from a major worldwide manufacturer of motorcycles. --FCYTravis 22:51, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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