Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Trikke

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 keep. - Bobet 09:59, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trikke

This is wikispam -- a lot of the text is verbatim from the text at [www.trikke.com]. At the very least, this article requires a substantial rewrite; while I can see how the topic might merit an article, as it stands, it's just an ad. --Jay (Histrion) (talk • contribs) 02:11, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

• Delete as spam unless someone can find reliable sources per WP:RS. Crystallina 02:13, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, but COMPLETELY rewrite, including the external links It is a well-known product. "Trikke" gets 548,000 Google hits, the second of which is a link to TIME Magazine naming it one of the best inventions of 2002. In fact, I seem to recall that the accompanying image was the lead photo for the "Best Inventions" section of that issue. They're also sold by reputable businesses such as Amazon and Modell's. Most of the G-hits I saw related to the product, so the high # of hits (and that 722 of the first 1,000 results are unique) certainly indicate that, at the very least, these things are sold everywhere. -- Kicking222 02:45, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Interesting concept, but these things aren't exactly crowding bikes or roller blades off the sidewalks at the present moment. — NMChico24 03:23, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep It isn't just an ad anymore. Actually searched it here to get more info on just what these are.Sabar 10:21, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. There aren't many of these about either, but they're notable enough for an article. Tonywalton  | Talk 11:27, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep something named invention of the year by Time is good enough for a keep. -- Whpq 14:10, 19 August 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.