Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paper Belt

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The result was delete. ✗plicit 09:43, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Paper Belt[edit]

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non-notable concept with no set definition and very few non-trivial sources. Ew3234 (talk) 04:37, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 07:54, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Besides the objections listed above, we should note what the term means in the real world. To a carpenter or woodworker, a paper belt is a continuous loop of sandpaper used in a belt sander. Carpenters who read this article will shake their heads in dismay. It's hard to load "four metropolitan areas with several important industries and political infrastructures" in a belt sander. Chisme (talk) 16:35, 27 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The only source for "some definitions" is actually Michael Gibson of the Thiel Foundation presenting what xe terms "some hyperbole", a nonce term created for the sake of argument. This is original research, misrepresenting its sources. Uncle G (talk) 17:14, 27 April 2021 (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.