Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timeline of United States inventions (1946–1991)

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The result was delete‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:13, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Timeline of United States inventions (1946–1991)[edit]

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It's pretty much impossible to come up with a sensible inclusion criterion for this article (and others in the series). The current state of the selected inventions is a joke. Dicklyon (talk) 19:16, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Technology and United States of America. Deltaspace⁴² (talk • contribs) 19:43, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - The selected inventions seem perfectly reasonable, and inclusion criterion is nowhere near "impossible" to come up with, if it is determined to be necessary. Deletion would be pretty extreme for this article. aaronneallucas (talk) 19:49, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The annular blowout preventer and Tupperware and Gilhoolie, sure, but some of the others, not so important. Dicklyon (talk) 20:24, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: History and Lists. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 20:39, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Doubts over criteria can be made clear on this AfD but so far, I am inclined to believe that this article is better than most of other articles. Raymond3023 (talk) 05:52, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment How many thousands of inventions would go on this list? You got significant advances in technology, as well as things like the Lint roller. Different lists could be made. Tools, machinery, and factory equipment on one list. Computer related technology on another. Clothing, kitchen, and cleaning things on another. Does the time period or nation someone lived in when they invented it, make a difference though? Dream Focus 11:50, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict)Comment -- This is essentially a list article. There might be some merit in a split by decades to provide articles of more manageable size. In some cases, such as spreadsheet and computer mouse, the inventions were unimportant at the time and only became important much later. However rigorous inclusion criteria are much less important for a list than a category. Peterkingiron (talk) 11:55, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: neither the arbitrary choice of time period, nor the classification of inventions by the nationality of the inventor, seem particularly encyclopedic. The article mentions "Cold War" as justification for the particular choice of period, but most of the items listed have nothing to do with the Cold War. I can't help but see this as non-notable listcruft. Owen× ☎ 14:02, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
There was a poorly executed split into time periods that left this and the others in this semi-broken state. Dicklyon (talk) 20:24, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Daniel (talk) 22:04, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. Reasonable criteria for the entries are difficult to formulate and would probably constitute WP:OR. The sheer randomness of the current list bears this out: waterproof diapers and transistors??? Clarityfiend (talk) 01:03, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Per nomination. An arbitrary time period with no possible-to-discern criteria that includes fishing lures, supersonic aircraft, and beer on the same list. If anything they should be categorized - I.E. "United States Military Inventions during the Cold War" or something, but everything on one big list is rather nonsensical and this could easily fill up with 1,000 unrelated items. StreetcarEnjoyer (talk) 21:48, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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