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. There is consensus that the topic is notable enough for an article. The concerns about the article content can be addressed through editing. -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:54, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Aside from the short blurb about the fence along the India-Pakistan border (which violates WP:NOTNEWS), the article is a dictionary definition. The fictional details are original research. LaundryPizza03 (talk) 05:28, 17 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 05:46, 17 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep No, it's not a dictionary definition – it's a WP:STUB. See WP:DICDEF which explains the difference. Andrew D. (talk) 00:16, 29 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep I added some referenced information to the article. You click the Google news link at the top of this AFD and you can see where laser fencing has been used to protect crops, as well as to secure borders. Clearly passes the WP:GNG. Dream Focus 02:22, 29 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - While Andrew D is correct that's it's not a DICDEF, it's simply because it's not a definition of all. Only a single of the reliable sources in the article even refers to the term. And that source relies solely on an underlying source from the BBC which doesn't use the term. Utterly fails WP:GNG, and should be deleted as per WP:NEO. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 03:08, 29 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  The The Wall Street Journal article is behind a paywall. The Times of India calls it a laser wall instead of a laser fence. The Register calls it a "LASER RAT FENCE". The MIT technology review calls it a Insect-Zapping Laser “Fence”. [1] Dream Focus 03:24, 29 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• If the current sources seem inadequate then we should just add some more. Sources like The Alarm, Sensor & Security Circuit Cookbook;Principles & Practices of Laser Technology;Installing & servicing electronic protective systems;Industrial and Highway Sensors Technology; Electronic Gadgets for the Evil Genius; &c. These all talk about laser fences as a commercial technology which seems to have been in use for decades. Andrew D. (talk) 09:49, 29 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. As long as the page covers laser fences generally, and not just a single product, it's well within GNG, and there seems to be enough sourcing to make the page more than just a dictionary definition. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:24, 29 March 2018 (UTC) I should add that I became aware of this AfD from its listing at the Article Rescue Squad List. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:46, 29 March 2018 (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.