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The result was keep. (non-admin closure)  ^B E _C K ^Y _S A ^{Y L} E _S  03:19, 13 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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This reads as WP:OR to me. Most of it is based on (now removed) predatory journals and the like Guy (Help!) 21:55, 21 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - a wall of text about fringey pseudoscience with lousy sourcing. Bearian (talk) 03:38, 22 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 20:29, 22 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the Article Rescue Squadron's list of content for rescue consideration. StevenDaniels (talk) 09:52, 23 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Kindly Consider Similar to what I have mentioned in the talk page, being a new user, I have tried to do keep a neutral point of view while writing. The cited sources have been thoroughly studied before citing and the user welcomes correction and information from more relevant sources. I am trying to upgrade the content quality as well and request the article be not deleted but considered for correction/re-evaluationStevenDaniels (talk) 10:00, 23 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - it was indeed a bit of a mess. I've removed the uncited material, rewritten the lead, and added five reliable sources including a review paper. I think the Times of India report also reputable: I've rewritten that paragraph and formatted the citation properly. As for the science, there is no doubt that hydrogels do absorb a lot of water, and would indeed improve the properties of soil in dry places. Hydrogels can, too, be made of many different materials, anything that forms a 3-D network of long chain molecules and is reasonably insoluble and non-toxic will work. It's a notable topic and I'm happy to recommend keeping the article. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:28, 5 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep because of the significant improvements to the article. Wow, kudos to Chiswick Chap ! Bearian (talk) 22:55, 7 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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