Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paintless Dent Repair

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 No consensus, defaults to Keep. NawlinWiki 04:04, 29 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Paintless Dent Repair

Surely this article can be improved, but I don't think it's worthwhile. There's one external link to a commercial website, and I suspect the whole raison d'etre of this article is to advertise that commercial enterprise. If we remove the link, we have an unreferenced article, and that's also a problem. Any ideas? Shalom ^Hello 16:27, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Looks like a sly attempt at advertising. No reliable third party references, and not notable enough on its own to even warrant its own article. At best, deserves a paragraph in some larger article. Nick Graves 16:52, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Merge or delete. My gut feeling is that this should be a section of an article on auto body repair in general, but I'll be doggoned if I can find such an article. --Fabrictramp 17:12, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Numerous body shops do paintless dent repair, and many companies sell kits. Definitely needs referencing, but it's a notable subject. Cap'n Walker 21:11, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - doesnt seem to be advertising but the article is nothing more than a definition and thus violates WP:NOT as its not a dictionary. Bigdaddy1981 21:55, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I removed the external link under the assumption that it's most likely spam. It would be useful to have a consumer-level description of how paintless dent repair works (like whether they use magnets, small hammers, heat, flux capacitors, or whatever). The current article doesn't provide that, though. If it isn't fixed by the time this AFD is done, then delete. --Elkman ^(Elkspeak) 23:56, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support Elkman--Victor falk 01:13, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep A dangerous google search indicates that "paintless dent repair" is a generic term used by body shops in their advertising, rather than a trademark. This article could easily be sourced. Mandsford 00:55, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Wikify it, and then get back to me. --LAZY 1L 04:48, 21 September 2007 (UTC) sockpuppet GRBerry 03:27, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep there have been refs in various places, that explain the technique--which I believe is usually drilling a small hole in the middle of the dent and pulling it straight with a special device. i've seen the devices advertised. I'll look for something. DGG (talk) 06:19, 21 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. (Strong Keep). PDR is an insurance mandated repair method for auto hail damage. It is a trade-skill and an important modern body repair process. The article, however, needs help. Tparameter 03:57, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or Merge. As Fabrictramp noted, this article could be a section of an article on auto body repair (if we had one), but if not that, keep & wikify it. HornColumbia 17:02, 23 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Per ADVERT or COI Mbisanz 19:23, 28 September 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.