Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Preparation for flow cytometry

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The result was delete. JForget 21:18, 20 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Preparation for flow cytometry[edit]

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I don't really know what to say about this article except that it's an utterly explicit violation of WP:NOTHOW that doesn't even seem to follow the sole source cited. That there are those, including the article's author, who disagree with the policy can be seen by reading Wikipedia talk:What Wikipedia is not#Say yes to how-to guides; but it's policy nonetheless. Deor (talk) 22:03, 13 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. It's a well-written article, but it is very much a how-to article, which is against policy. Sorry. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 22:15, 13 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

So what if I were to spend some time transforming the article into a more objective, more encyclopedic, and less how-to-ish entry? Would that work? Aelindor (talk) 00:52, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The problem is that it does not belong in an encylopaedia. What you should do with this, since you clearly spent a lot of time and effort on it, is look for a home for it in Wikibooks. -Kieran (talk) 20:40, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Violates WP:NOTHOW and an appropriate article on flow cytometry already exists, so I don't see how this could be cleaned up without duplicating information in the existing article. Amazinglarry (talk) 02:57, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Blatant policy violation. Abductive (reasoning) 03:40, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per current policy, not appropriate Chzz ► 04:14, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:NOTGUIDE. Headbomb {^ταλκ_{κοντριβς} – WP Physics} 04:27, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:NOT. -Kieran (talk) 20:40, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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