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This article reads somewhat like a "teaser" advertisement for the one and only Web site linked - is it really Notable? -- Gronk Oz ( talk) 12:35, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
I admit, The Master Locksmiths Association's aggressive past attempts at spamming Wikipedia may have tainted my view of them as a reliable source, but the two sources previously used in the article didn't appear to be very high quality. Both sources were apparently written by Steffan George, who describes himself as the "director of business development" for the MLA. That's not really an expert opinion, and there's very little meat to the articles. They're mostly specific recommendations for purchase optionss. Any info that is only supported by sources like that should probably just be left out of the article.
It's also peculiar that this article is only supported by UK sources. Is this term only used there? Is it because of relatively lax locksmithing regulations? A rash of poor-quality locks being sold at DIY stores? I guess it doesn't matter, but it's odd for such a basic, simple concept to only be talked about in one region. Grayfell ( talk) 01:12, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
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This article reads somewhat like a "teaser" advertisement for the one and only Web site linked - is it really Notable? -- Gronk Oz ( talk) 12:35, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
I admit, The Master Locksmiths Association's aggressive past attempts at spamming Wikipedia may have tainted my view of them as a reliable source, but the two sources previously used in the article didn't appear to be very high quality. Both sources were apparently written by Steffan George, who describes himself as the "director of business development" for the MLA. That's not really an expert opinion, and there's very little meat to the articles. They're mostly specific recommendations for purchase optionss. Any info that is only supported by sources like that should probably just be left out of the article.
It's also peculiar that this article is only supported by UK sources. Is this term only used there? Is it because of relatively lax locksmithing regulations? A rash of poor-quality locks being sold at DIY stores? I guess it doesn't matter, but it's odd for such a basic, simple concept to only be talked about in one region. Grayfell ( talk) 01:12, 28 May 2015 (UTC)