Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Flash out

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The result was delete. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 17:05, 19 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Flash out

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Im really not sure about the notability of this topic, but the article seems to be a mix of dictionary definition and a set of instructions which fall under WP:NOTHOWTO. Mccapra (talk) 22:30, 4 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. Mccapra (talk) 22:30, 4 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Agree with the opinion above.Cinadon 36 08:22, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 00:11, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Also in agreement regarding WP:NOTHOWTO violation. /Tpdwkouaa (talk) 05:30, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Merge into Check engine light which has some related content and provides better context. Andrew🐉(talk) 08:31, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment good idea - hopefully someone will volunteer to merge it. Mccapra (talk) 10:15, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note that there aren't any viable sources currently within the article - it's essentially all blogs, forum posts, and YouTube videos, and it would be inappropriate to merge inadequately sourced content into another article. /Tpdwkouaa (talk) 18:38, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Tpdwkouaa, Perhaps a redirect would make sense then? But at the very least the target should mention this term (right now it does so only as see also and that's not enough). _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 13:39, 14 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Piotrus, I mean, maybe. I'll be honest, I can't find much referencing the term in a formal way. Most of the hits I'm seeing in automotive literature read as if the phrase "flash out" is simply how they're describing an indicator light flashing, rather than being a specific term. I'm getting a little semantic at that point, so I'd be open to hear if you or anyone else disagrees. /Tpdwkouaa (talk) 00:02, 15 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Tpdwkouaa, Lack of reliable sourcing is a major problem, plus there is the issue of "flash out" being a simple DICTFEF for general cases of "[for a light] to shine out of something suddenly or in bursts.", and someone ORishlty trying to argue this is a technical term. It's a bit like trying to have articles for, uh, death (battery) or such. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:12, 15 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Per above, there is not enough reliably sourced content for a merge, and as for redirect, I am not convinced this is the correct target. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:13, 15 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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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.