Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Overdriven fluorescent light

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The result of the debate was keep and cleanup. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 12:23, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Overdriven fluorescent light

Delete - a how-to, and a pretty problematical one at that. - DavidWBrooks 18:36, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)

• Comment: This was apparently either never listed on vfd or removed out of process, so I'm bringing it to today's page for resolution. —Korath (Talk) 00:25, Apr 12, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep This article needs to be cleaned up and made encyclopedic. That can't happen if it gets deleted, and this is an encyclopedic topic. Klonimus 07:06, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Written in the wrong tone, but certainly not a how-to. Suggest it be offered to the Cleanup Taskforce if they have people specialized in this area. Mgm|^(talk) 08:06, Apr 12, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, cleanup and expand. Megan1967 10:53, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Delete I'm not anti-howto (I voted keep on the car wash one) but following this sounds like a bad idea to me. At the very least, not something that really needs to be in a general-interest encyclopedia. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 13:43, Apr 12, 2005 (UTC)
  • Could you explain your reasoning? Klonimus 18:43, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
    • Yes, it sounds potentially dangerous. For example, The older magnetic ballasts will self-destruct if you try to rewire them. I know also that overdriven fluorescent lights also generate more heat, and can be a fire hazard or melt objects nearby. It's not something relatively safe, like overclocking a CPU. As mentioned, I don't see this being useful in a general-interest encyclopedia. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 19:45, Apr 12, 2005 (UTC)
• Merge, possibly with fluorescent lamp, or keep. I've re-written in a more encyclopediac tone. --Carnildo
• Delete I'm not comfortable with the naked how-to tone of the article. Contrast it with overclocking which I think has a much better approach to a practical-knowledge article. Also... overclocking a processor is teraflops more notable/encyclopedic/useful than tampering with electricity. Feco 02:52, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • How to light your farts for an example of how-to-ism gone wild.Feco 03:01, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • I don't see any "how-to"-ism in the re-written version. It describes what is done in overdriving, but not how. --Carnildo 03:35, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, less how-to-like now, Wikipedia is neither paper nor censored for the protection of people who shouldn't be playing with electricity. Nickptar 14:39, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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