Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jump drive

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 to USB flash drive. Sandstein 09:55, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Jump drive

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As with the previous deletion discussion of hyperdrive, "jump drive" is merely a WP:OR example farm of various versions of a hyperspace concept under a different name. "Jump drive" is indeed used as a term for a hyperspace drive in many works, but is not independently notable as a concept. A possibility could be deletion and redirection to USB flash drive with a hatnote going to hyperspace. It already has one there, it just needs a change of target._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 16:18, 18 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 16:18, 18 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Science fiction-related deletion discussions. _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 16:18, 18 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - As with the other articles related to hyperspace/wormhole travel that were proposed for deletion, I don't see any reason why this should be a stand-alone page rather than a subsection of the Wormholes in fiction page. Of course, this only refers to a short paragraph explaining the meaning and origin of the term, and not the entire WP:OR list that comes with it. PraiseVivec (talk) 17:40, 18 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect? Isn't this a redirect to somewhere?, sounds like a valid search term. Govvy (talk) 18:41, 18 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It's a common term for a USB Flash drive. JumpDrive may be the redirect you're talking about._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 19:19, 18 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to USB flash drive with a redirect from there to Hyperdrive. The hardware meaning is much more common than the science fiction one. The latter is very rare, based on my many years of reading science fiction. The article only cites one actual instance in fiction (Deathworld 2), the others being known under other names. Clarityfiend (talk) 19:25, 20 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete and Redirect to USB flash drive, per nomination. As mentioned, the term being used in regards to the real-world product is much more common than the seldom used synonym for hyperspace, and would be more useful as a redirect to that. The information currently in the article is poorly sourced, thus does not need to be preserved. As proposed, a hatnote on the USB flash drive article will be sufficient for directing readers to the Hyperspace article. Rorshacma (talk) 22:23, 20 September 2019 (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.