Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sound of fingernails scraping chalkboard

Sound of fingernails scraping chalkboard

I really fail to see why this sound is notable. Yes, it may have received the focus of a few studies. But that doesn't mean that it should have its own article. Perhaps (and only perhaps) there could be an article about annoying sounds - it could perhaps even just be merged into the psychoacoustics article which already links to this article in its "see also" section. Also, the page only has three actual articles pointing to it, none of which really have anything important to do with this. I think it unlikely to be important to link here from other Wikipedia article, and there isn't a snowball's chance in hell that anybody is ever going to search for this article without already knowing that it exists. In short, delete, or possibly merge into the psychoacoustics article. -Lilac Soul ^{(talk • contribs • count)} 21:00, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Benefit of doubt, keep. (If only for its novelty value.) —Nightstallion 21:45, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, unless it's already covered elsewhere and a redirect is appropriate. It's sourced, however, and it's encyclopedic, in that it describes something to which there is a powerful psychological reaction. Mandsford (talk) 22:10, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. -- Beloved Freak 22:54, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete...unless... The author can tell me what the sound of one hand clapping is. :) Protonk (talk) 23:21, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- I think that was on an episode of The Simpsons once. JeremyMcCracken (talk) (contribs)
  - The gentleman gets full credit for recognition. Protonk (talk) 03:50, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, the title is awkward, but it is a notable sound as demonstrated by references. Satisfies the primary notability criterion. --Dhartung | Talk 23:23, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Something is wrong with this AfD - there is no tag on the article page. Aleta ^Sing 23:42, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Tag added Frank Anchor ^{Talk to me} (R-OH) 23:51, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep the article passess WP:N and WP:V and it has been the subject of many studies in the field of psychology Frank Anchor ^{Talk to me} (R-OH) 23:53, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Somewhat notable, and definantly something that regular people are going to look up on the internet. It's well referenced, and mostly MoS compliant, so it's worth keeping. Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 00:12, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep (with the disclosure that I am the primary author, creater, and DYKer of this page). Had I felt that this did not meet notability criteria, I would not have made it. I feel that the number of citations from various sources, including newspapers (Vancouver Sun), magazines (Popular Mechanics) and a scientific journal (Perception & Psychophysics, published by the Psychonomic Society), all establish the notability of this topic. Just because something is unusual (which this definitely is) does not mean that it is non-encyclopedic. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 01:54, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep It looks well sourced and encyclopedia; this is a pretty well-known phenomenon. JeremyMcCracken (talk) (contribs) 02:18, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep; subject is a notable phenomenon in psychoacoustics and general psychology. Studies and coverage back it, thus I don't see any reason to delete. Celarnor ^{Talk to me} 02:34, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]