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The result was Keep, convert to disambiguation page Mandsford 17:48, 14 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The Patton tanks have little in common. Just sharing the namesake of Patton does not make them part of a family. Tanks of the U.S. in the Cold War covers the same topic. Marcus Qwertyus 18:03, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. -- Marcus Qwertyus 18:15, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete per nomRedirect to M48 Patton (most important in the series). Sharing a common name does not make a relationship. - The Bushranger Return fireFlank speed 19:24, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]- Keep. They have a name in common, as well as their military role as US main Battle Tank. The US Army considered this a tank series, regardless of manufacturing details. R.P. Hunnicutt bothered to write a well-regarded book on the subject. Why not provide some information to a reader who looks up “Patton Tank?” —Michael Z. 2010-12-06 21:50 z
- The T-34 T-44, T-54/55, T-62, T-64, T-72 and T-90 tanks (to name just a few) are all adaptations of the same hull, so no. Just having the same namesake and function does not make it a family. Marcus Qwertyus 22:48, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Patton tank should probably redirect to the M48. So I changed my vote. - The Bushranger Return fireFlank speed 23:13, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I wouldn't be opposed to a disambiguation page. Marcus Qwertyus 23:29, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Convert to a disambiguation page, in the same vein as USS Enterprise. I just don't think a similarity in nomenclature is a significant enough relationship to warrant an actual article. I don't think redirecting to any one tank is a good idea, and I don't really buy the "family" argument. bahamut0013wordsdeeds 00:30, 8 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Convert to dab page Mjroots (talk) 07:18, 8 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Convert - Convert to a disambiguation page. The article and template may not be warranted, the the fact remains that these tanks (M46, M47, M48, M60) do share a formal/informal name, and it needs to be addressed somehow. - Jonathon A H (talk) 19:56, 8 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Convert to a disambiguation per the above. Nick-D (talk) 07:40, 9 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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