Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Proteus (WAM-V)

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The result was Keep per consensus. Now referenced. Yuser31415 (Editor review two!) 05:58, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Proteus (WAM-V)[edit]

Non-notable. One reliable source, however does not pass the threshhold for notability by multiple reliable sources — Nearly Headless Nick 15:11, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This does it, it is clearly notable. Released only recently, this passes the durability of sources test. I would wait for more opinion though. However, verifiability is possible - sources might not be available over the internet. — Nearly Headless Nick 16:48, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep in addition to the Chronicle article, there's also a San Jose Mercury News article. Apparently the thing was only unveiled yesterday, but still appears to be notable. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 15:29, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as a ship design that hasn't even had sea trials yet. There's lots of "probablys" in the article about it's behaviour. Non-notable borderline spam. --Steve _(Slf67)^talk 22:22, 20 January 2007 (UTC)Keep verified, and a notable prototype, with the coverage mostly because of its looks! --Steve _(Slf67)^talk 06:43, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- As I specifically said in the article, sea trials are yet to be completed. However they have been started, to quote the website "Sea trials are in progress. Performance details will be disclosed at a later date."[1]. Also, there is only one statement that I would class as a "probably" in the article, and that is the statement about the efficiency of the ship. But if you think about it, less surface area in contact with the water + designed to move easier through waves = more efficient. The ship has been featured on numerous websites before it's release ([2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]). Fosnez 22:47, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, the Yachting World and News Trib links establish notability existed even prior to this week's well-covered announcement. --Dhartung | Talk 23:43, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep It's all over the place. It was in every one of the local papers this morning (except the polic beat/Paris Hilton special, but they usually lag by a day). KP Botany 01:42, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per the links Fosnez provided. bbx 10:18, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Schmiteye 22:48, 21 January 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.