Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Titanium adhesive bonding

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 keep. Consensus is for the article to be retained and overall consensus is that the topic is notable. Per concerns herein regarding the article's quality, I have added the {{Cleanup AfD}} template atop the article. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 12:20, 14 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Titanium adhesive bonding

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I can't see how this is encyclopedic. To quote the lede, " This article will discuss surface preparation for adhesive bonding to titanium." The examples and tone of the article are overly technical, and the subject seems extremely niche. Article needs TNT. If rewritten, I am not sure the subject is really notable or encyclopedic. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 21:52, 6 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 22:25, 6 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 22:25, 6 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. This one of several student articles created by students in an engineering course at Ohio State University. While we have pure science and math articles that go into the fine details of very technical topics, we are lacking in good coverage of applied science and engineering topics. Engineering may not be considered quite as "sexy" as pure science, but it is equally valid that Wikipedia be an engineering encyclopedia as well as a science encyclopedia. It is good to see that WikiEd is helping to close the gap. StarryGrandma (talk) 22:46, 6 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Engineering-related deletion discussions. StarryGrandma (talk) 01:33, 7 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

comment The article does not seem to be about the use od adhesives with titanium, but the even more niche subject of the necessary surface preparation.TheLongTone (talk) 14:33, 7 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Narrow or niche topics are fine because it is our policy that "there is no practical limit to the number of topics Wikipedia can cover or the total amount of content". The current state of the article is not important because it is also our policy that "Even poor articles, if they can be improved, are welcome." All we need to confirm is that the topic is notable and the sources provided indicate that it is. WP:TNT is irrelevant because that is not a policy; it is disruption contrary to multiple policies including WP:ATD; WP:BITE; WP:CENSOR and WP:PRESERVE. Andrew D. (talk) 19:46, 7 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Needs going over with the encyclopedic-tone-alizer, but the topic is notable. XOR'easter (talk) 20:01, 7 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, but rewrite The article is in dire need of rewriting, but the subject seems like something worth having an article on. Jeb³ _{Talk at me here} 15:21, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Well sourced and meets WP:GNG. I have tagged for expert attention. 2A02:C7F:4481:8300:90DC:E235:5074:54B0 (talk) 21:39, 13 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.