Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/T-Line

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The result was merge to Water cooling#Computer usage. Sandstein 19:18, 5 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

T-Line

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Contested prod. Unreferenced for 12 years, obscure nick-name for a plumbing fitting, no hits in the first 30 items Google Books showed up so low notability, neologism that only exists here on the Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not the case-modder's how-to guide. Wtshymanski (talk) 22:23, 21 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. I also can't find anything more than a brief mention in a very small number of references, so there is no indication that this is notable or that any of the current text is verifiable. I wouldn't say it's a neologism, but there definitely isn't enough content out there to use for an article. ComplexRational (talk) 22:06, 23 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

If there are sufficient hits, I'm fine with a redirect per Mark Viking (also noting that material can be added and properly cited there, without it being necessary to copy from the original article), but I stand by my original delete !vote if a redirect isn't suitable. ComplexRational (talk) 01:09, 31 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep and merge into something, probably something new, on PC cooling or high-performance PC cooling. There's plenty of scope in that as a topic and although this is a bit scant as a stand-alone, it would be reasonable as a section within broader coverage on water-cooling PCs (or indeed laser cutters). Andy Dingley (talk) 10:27, 24 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Seeing as the whole article is uncited and two searches for sources found nothing, I don't see how any of this content is worth merging. I'd support an addition elsewhere if it could be cited, but that doesn't seem to be the case right now. ComplexRational (talk) 15:15, 24 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Selective merge to Water_cooling#Computer_usage, where it is mentioned. A quick search for "T-Line" water cooling -wikipedia on Google yields many hits, so this is obviously not a Wikipedia neologism. T-lines are discussed briefly as a bleed mechanism in PC water cooling in a 2007 MaximumPC article, a brief mention in a 2008 PCWorld article, and in a 2006 overclockers.com article. I don't think these are enough to reach GNG thresholds, but basic facts about the device and methods are verifiable. Preserving verifiable material is our policy per WP:ATD, so a selective merge of the basics to the water cooling article, perhaps a sentence or two, seems reasonable. --{{u|Mark viking}} {Talk} 09:36, 28 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 14:18, 28 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Merge into Water cooling#Computer_usage as per reasons provided above. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WalkingDisks (talk • contribs) 13:05, 31 December 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.