Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Spice (drug)

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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. Majorly (o rly?) 14:35, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Spice (drug)

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There is no coverage of this in third-party reliable sources. The only sources cited in the article are either first party, or reference forum posts and other such non-reliable web content. There's not even any indication as to what ingredients produce the effect, and most of the claims about the product seem to be heresay or material culled from the producing company's advertising. The article makes claims that are tantamount to claims of pharmacological efficacy, but there's no confirmation of this by reliable medical journals or such like. In the absense of sufficient coverage, this is not notable. Deranged bulbasaur 19:25, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete - Lots of original research, no reliable sources, no indication of notability. —dgiestc 20:12, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep if external sources can be found, it's good content. Otherwise, delete as original research. -FunnyMan 20:33, 4 March 2007 (UTC)*
  • Delete content per concording reasons above and redirect to Melange. The spice must flow. SM247My Talk 21:04, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment. Hee hee—that's what I thought it would be when I clicked on the article, too. From a purely OR standpoint, I myself have never heard of this particular Spice, and therefore I like the solution of redirecting to Melange. But if reliable third-party sources can be found, I wouldn't want to impose my metaverseview on everyone else.  :) —Carolfrog 22:15, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Redirect to Melange...I was thinking of Dune when I saw this AfD too, and I've never even read it. As for this article...well, none of the sources are reliable, there's no notability ascertained, it reads like an ad and probably is one, and...well, it comes off as a bunch of hooey.--UsaSatsui 16:43, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Even though the page can be seen as an advertisement for a product, spice is a reasonably common product in the UK. The article is definitely not just an ad, because it contains critical information for example about overdosing and Leonurine. Also, the section about legality is an interesting read. If you think this is just an ad article you must delete Coca Cola too... And it's kind of unique and worth mentioning too, because there really aren't all that many legal products out there that claim to mimic the effects of marijuana and that come even close to spice. Now, as for references to support my claims, I'm afraid I can provide none! I say keep and try to find some references but keep in mind that this will be hard due to the nature of the topic. Alex.g 18:25, 9 March 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.