Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ridgway Banks

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The result was merge to Nitinol. MBisanz ^talk 00:54, 29 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ridgway Banks[edit]

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I am the article creator, and while i dont think this qualifies as a "PROD", i do respect User:Bgwhite's evaluation, "No independent, reliable references about Mr. Banks. The refs are about his inventions and not Banks." I would ask, IF the references show adequate notability, should this be about the person, the engine, or even just be a subsection of the Nitinol article. I have wondered when an article should be on a person, or their work, when its this marginal. I have a personal interest in the subject, but no actual COI, so i need perspective. Mercurywoodrose (talk) 08:40, 5 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Merge I don't think there is enough to meet WP:GNG, as Mercurywoodrose has stated. I'm not seeing enough to have a stand alone page about the Banks Engine, but the name is common, so I might be missing something. The information would be useful on the Nitinol page, so redirect and merge there. There is also mention about banks at Shape-memory alloy#Engines that was added by Mercurywoodrose. I'd leave it Mercurywoodrose on what page is best to point the redirect. Bgwhite (talk) 21:11, 5 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment Id go with Nitinol as the main place for this info, thus Ridgway Banks redirecting there. Thats the word most people think of, rather than shape memory alloy engines, or solid state engines.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 20:25, 10 November 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, MBisanz ^talk 00:13, 13 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. I'm not seeing enough sourcing about Banks to pass WP:GNG. —David Eppstein (talk) 23:01, 17 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, -- Cheers, Riley Huntley 00:13, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect or merge Per Bgwhite above; I can't find enough to squeak this one through WP:BIO. Perhaps a case of WP:TOOSOON, the topic is certainly interesting. Kudos to creator for bringing the article to consensus. §FreeRangeFrog 22:48, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely NOT a case of too soon, though he should have been more notable in a perfect world...and still yet may be, someday. its hard to gain notability in such a narrow field, as all of your peers are also your competitors...Mercurywoodrose (talk) 05:16, 27 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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