Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bus mallet

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 and move to emergency hammer. Resurgent insurgent 16:03, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bus mallet

I see this article as being inappropriate, it is basically about a small hammer-like object found on buses to smash the glass in case of emergency, is it really necessary. It could be merged into Bus but I dont even think thats necessary. The Sunshine Man 16:13, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

~~Speedy~~ Delete - Completely lacks citation, zero Google hits on "bus mallet". The item referred to is a tool carried by emergency personnel to smash car windows and cut seatbelts, though it goes by a variety of trademarked names. If there isn't already an article on it, this sure isn't the place to start. Bullzeye^{Complaint Dept./Contribs)} 16:27, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This doesnt qualify for speedy deletion per CSD. The Sunshine Man 16:42, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Concur. My mistake. Bullzeye^{Complaint Dept./Contribs)} 16:52, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Weak delete unless sourced. This is a popular consumer item as well. The pictured brand seems to be the "Lifehammer", but I found others in the US and UK under other names. "Escape hammer" is probably the most common name. These show up in consumer magazines and TV segments, so it's probably a sourceable article. --Dhartung | Talk 23:12, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Move. I've seen these things on every single bus I've ever traveled in within the boundaries of Finland. I do think WP should mention them somewhere. Not at Bus mallet, though --Agamemnon2 07:50, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. It is a tool. We have articles on hammer. Granted a bus mallet (or whatever its called) is not as notable as a hammer, still it seems a commonly distributed tool. I'm not sure what the name of the article should be -- "Escape hammer" maybe? Herostratus 14:54, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - as it stands, naming the article "Bus mallet" is wrong on a couple of counts. Firstly, the term does not apepar to be used as searching for "bus mallet" in quotes returns nothing relevant in google. Secondly, there are no reliable sources provided and tagging it as unreferenced may help, but the article being misnamed means few edittors may come across it. Not also that this device is used in vehicles other than buses. As far as I can tell, "windshield hammer" is a better name, but still does nto appear to be correct. -- Whpq 17:02, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, W.marsh 12:13, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep but change title As emergency hammer or something. I have to say I can't really see a need to delete it. These aren't just on busses - I've seen them on nearly every train I've been on too, so can't just merge into bus. Pedro | Chat 12:20, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Further - a google on "emergency hammer" looks helpful.....Pedro | Chat 12:22, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep as a valid encyclopedia subject, and move page to emergency hammer or similar.-h i s ^{s p a c e} _{r e s e a r c h} 12:36, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep but Rename - The term emergency hammer appears to be a very prevalent term for the device, and a sourced article would probably be possible. -- Whpq 13:30, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Further to my above, a quick dig into Google shows that Emergency Hammer is the correct term for this device. Further there is plenty of resource regarding it's use. In view of that I am now going Strong keep but rename to Emergency Hammer. Pedro | Chat 13:35, 13 June 2007 (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.