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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hot Wheels go-kart

: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 delete. Flowerparty☀ 23:35, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

=[[Hot Wheels go-kart]]=

:{{la|Hot Wheels go-kart}} ([{{fullurl:Hot Wheels go-kart|wpReason={{urlencode: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hot Wheels go-kart}}&action=delete}} delete]) – (View AfD)(View log)

I fail to see how this is notable other than the fact that it carries the Hot Wheels brandname, half the article appears to be pulled directly from the instruction manual. Additionally, I wasn't able to find any non-trivial secondary coverage on the product anywhere. - 2 ... says you, says me 01:41, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

  • Delete or Redirect to Go-cart. Non-notable variation not even worth merging into main article. SpikeJones (talk) 03:36, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
  • Delete can't find much of anything. It seems the author should find other hosting to host this instructional information. Gigs (talk) 13:47, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
  • Keep This is the one and only place for the information on this go kart. I don't have a manual, so whatever I described was experimentally found. Let's say another person wants to know how to start it, why not let them find this info in Wikipedia. It's not like I am trying to promote some product or a person. This is really useful, impossible to find elsewhere information. Hopefully other people will contribute in the future. —Preceding unsigned comment added by BigYank (talk • contribs) 18:10, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

::The inclusion of basic operational facts in an article about a notable product is acceptable as it almost always adds to the article's encyclopedic value and is useful for readers. Wikipedia is not an instruction manual clearing house and articles that consist primarily or solely of how-to information on a product are not appropriate, and are counterproductive from an encyclopedic standpoint. Additionally, notability and sourcing issues aside, reprinting text directly from a printed instruction manual is almost certainly a copyright violation. If you wanted to post original operational instructions, tips, troubleshooting, etc for the Hot Wheels Go-Kart, the place to do it would be on your own personal website, or a Wiki dedicated to such things, such as WikiHow. - 2 ... says you, says me 19:40, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

: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.