Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Slime (homemade toy)

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. Editors think deletion or a merge is unnecessary or misguided as the subject of this article and the proposed target article are two different substances. Other possible merges can be discussed on the article talk page. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:32, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Slime (homemade toy)

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Article already exists at gunge; I propose we delete/redirect this article to the aforementioned page. Wolverine XI ^{(talk to me)} 16:42, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Toys-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 16:48, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: These seem like entirely different articles to me. This page is specifically about the homemade toy (hence the title), while gunge is about a different substance's use on television. The two substances have different ingredients and properties, and the sources used in the two articles don't overlap. Toughpigs (talk) 17:06, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Per Toughpigs, these have different compositions, consistencies, and purposes. However someone on the Talk page pointed out Flubber (material), which does have a greater overlap. Slime (toy), too. Hyphenation Expert (talk) 11:52, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The Flubber (material) comparison definitely applies here, since, as Hyphenation Expert pointed out, they seem to essentially be the same thing based on their makeup. However, I think it would probably make more sense to merge that page into this one per WP:COMMONNAME rather than delete since the only accessible reference never calls it "flubber" and, even within the article, it gets called slime more than flubber. Most of that page's information is about the formation and consistency of slime, whereas this one also covers its cultural relevancy, among other things. benǝʇᴉɯ 01:01, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:17, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: This is the home-made variant of the stuff listed in the other article. This article is well-sourced, seems fine. Notable with good sourcing Oaktree b (talk) 23:56, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:08, 25 August 2024 (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.