Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joule Standard

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 --JForget 02:30, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Joule Standard

It is believed that this article constitutes original research. John254 14:15, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. -- the wub "?!" 14:47, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Wishful thinking OR, and the references are trivial. --Blanchardb-^{Me•MyEars•MyMouth}-timed 15:35, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hang on. This article may need improvement, but does cover a notable effort in public education about energy, energy policy, and fundamental principles of physics. A quick google search was not enough for me to determine the spread of the "Joule Standard" as a movement. It seems that at present the idea has not gained the level that, say, the metric system did in the U.S. during the 1970's. But the subject of the article is not a hoax and is verifiable. Notability remains in question, and more effort should be put into research and improvement of articles than deletion. - Michael J Swassing (talk) 16:56, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete It is an advocacy essay and the sources are bad - two of them do not mention the topic and the other is in a foreign language which is no use to the English speakers for whom this encyclopaedia is intended. Colonel Warden (talk) 17:14, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete (although I agree with the premise of the article): advocacy and OR. The author also has two other OR articles in AfD.--Curtis Clark (talk) 19:23, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Has anyone noticed that the editor who created the article has the same name as the author of the paper "The Joule Standard" Energy Efficiency and Solar Awareness Campaign http://bioenergy-conference.bfuel.biz/BALLROOM2_WRERCE_schedule.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.125.109.48 (talk) 20:00, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Although the mishmash of energy units can't help but confuse the public, the present article isn't good enough to even serve as a starting point for a proper article on the subject. --Gerry Ashton (talk) 20:16, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete unless the notability of this initiative is proved. --Itub (talk) 11:52, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete for reasons stated. All of this user's essays are currently on AfD. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 18:13, 11 February 2008 (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.