Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Railfan window

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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 delete and redirect.--Fuhghettaboutit 10:46, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Railfan window

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The writer introduces a term for a storm door on a railcar which is not accepted by enough people to make it acceptable for encyclopedic use. On an enthusiast site web page, one can use whatever terminology invented or not, one likes. On my own website, I can call a trumpet a clarinet or invent any term I like - it doesn't mean it belongs in an encyclopedia. Perhaps a reference to the term sould be made in Wiki pages discussing storm doors or railcars.19:12, 13 May 2007 (UTC)Raryel

  • Delete as eminently unnotable neologism. Whether this term has any currency or not, the topic -- subway cab design -- is simply not notable. If we had an article on subway cars themselves (as opposed to individual types of subway cars, which we do) this is information that belongs in that article, which could cover topics such as stanchions, hanging straps, seating, doors, HVAC, and so forth. --Dhartung | Talk 21:13, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Hold on: See if the article can be properly cited. But I do wonder if it meets WP:N. --AEMoreira042281 22:41, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment. {{hangon}} is designed for speedy deletion, but articles for deletion generally offers an article five days for discussion or improvement. That's enough for somebody to scare up a couple of reasonable sources for something like this -- if they exist.--Dhartung | Talk 09:12, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

I quote Wikipedia policy:

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Based on that, I propose deletion. 22:49, 13 May 2007 (UTC)Raryel

  • Delete as nonnotable neologism lacking sources showing its use. Edison 04:53, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Redirect to List of U.S. railfan_jargon#R. There is an entry for this term there. -- JLaTondre 13:02, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom --BOARshevik 01:28, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
  • delete then redirect per JLaTondre. DewiMorgan 17:59, 18 May 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.