Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cap Torque Tester

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. — ΛΧΣ21™ 18:25, 8 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Cap Torque Tester[edit]

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Being used to promote a product. I do not see that this is a standalone article, and it could be adequately contained within torque tester — billinghurst sDrewth 16:08, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:45, 27 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Procedural keep The nominator is actually suggesting a merge (and I agree with this suggestion). Please consider merge WP:BEFORE nominating for deletion. -—Kvng 03:46, 29 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. We have torque tester and its readers can probably take a good guess what a cap torque tester does without footnotes to a sales page and an article marketing page. Kilopi (talk) 04:21, 29 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —Tom Morris (talk) 18:40, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep or merge with redirect. This topic is a wobbler. Yes, it is a specialized torque meter, so it could merge there. Apparently Pellett wrote a journal article in 1949 describing the instrument, and just about everybody refers to that article. Today, there are several manufacturers of these instruments (just google "cap torque tester"; $1500 price tag). Some models look like soda bottles and have LED displays. Others have jaws that grip a bottle so the cap torque can be measured. It sounds like they are needed in the bottling industry and are commonplace there. The article could have a few pictures and some decent text. The topic goes beyond just measuring torque: there could be discussions about torque for a proper seal or strength of materials. Consequently, it could be too much of a tangent at torque meter. Glrx (talk) 16:13, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Procedural keep - A merge can be discussed on this article's talk page. AfD is typically for deletion, rather than merge discussions, although merge results do sometimes occur. Northamerica1000^(talk) 05:58, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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.