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Merge to Reginald Fessenden

It has been suggested to merge this article away.

• Oppose Another crap suggestion by User:Wtshymanski to delete an article because he has never heard of it, and if he can't manage that, to merge it so that it goes away quietly. Andy Dingley (talk) 14:36, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

  It looks like the device actually had some practical application, and there's literature on it. --Wtshymanski (talk) 14:47, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

• Oppose because we do not merge articles about inventions into articles about their inventors (hence Internet, telephone, television, wheel, fire, the Garden of Eden). No reason to make an exception in this case has been put forward. ╟─TreasuryTag►constablewick─╢ 15:05, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

  It's been untagged. Non-notable inventions may not have any context aside from their (otherwise notable) inventor. Internet and telephone have reliable sources. How are folktales applicable to this case? --Wtshymanski (talk) 15:10, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

  You're not saying that this is a non-notable invention, are you? ╟─TreasuryTag►sheriff─╢ 15:18, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

See above. No, I'm not saying that. I'm thinking of things like Tesla's speedometer, which is unimportant by itself, but is noted on the list of Tesla patents. --Wtshymanski (talk) 18:10, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

• Oppose as clearly a notable invention which has significant coverage in its own right. Some 780 hits on Google Books, 82 on Google Scholar. The following scholarly articles are entirely about this invention: , and . Why on earth would it not be the subject of its own article? Sergeant Cribb (talk) 19:30, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

In all the excitement of blood in the water, the school has failed to notice a couple hours ago. Not till the scent of chum has completely faded will these relentless predators cease to strike. It's terrifying and in a way strangely magnificent.

Not everything that anyone invented is notable; certainly earlier this morning there was no indication if this was just a toy or if it actually got used in the real world. Notice that I've added the history and operatino sections that were missing. You are welcome to contribute to the article, too. --Wtshymanski (talk) 20:32, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

In that case, I've tagged it as resolved, as the originator could have done. Sergeant Cribb (talk) 20:37, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Bully for you. Whatever would we do without the masters of template-fu? --Wtshymanski (talk) 20:41, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

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