Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pentax MV 1

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 redirect to Pentax cameras#M Series. Consensus is that this currently fails WP:GNG. Any sourced content can be merged from the history, and if better sources become available, it can have its subarticle again per WP:SS. Sandstein 07:49, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pentax MV 1

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WP:N. Garyseven (talk) 21:55, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Photography-related deletion discussions. -- Jclemens-public (talk) 22:57, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep First Ghit: (Redacted) Photo there with it clearly engraved on the top plate "MV 1". So it's a real Pentax model, was distinct from the MV, and as we seem to regard listing individual Pentax camera models as notable in some encyclopedic attempt to list the set, this one warrants inclusion too. Andy Dingley (talk) 01:24, 15 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:04, 20 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Wikipedia does not attempt to provide an article to describe every Pentax camera model. There is no policy or guideline to suggest this. Have a look at "Pentax Optio". In any case, "What about X?" is not a suitable argument at AFD. The Butkus website contains only the camera's manual as a pdf. It does not establish notability. I have struggled to find reliable sources to establish notability. I have added two references. McBroom's book is a reliable source. However it does little more than mention the MV 1 in passing. Classic Cameras & Photography is a blog review, thus has questionable reliability. If better references can be found, this article could be worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia. Axl ¤ [Talk] 10:35, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Pentax cameras (with the history preserved under the redirect if anyone wants to complete a merge) I, like Axl, have been unable to find significant coverage in reliable sources to allow Pentax MV 1 to pass Wikipedia:Notability. However, because the article is sourced, albeit with tangential mentions, some information can be moved to Pentax cameras per WP:PRESERVE. Cunard (talk) 07:38, 28 November 2010 (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.