Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alo Photo Scan


 * 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   delete. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 00:19, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Alo Photo Scan

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Non-notable editing program created by non-notable company. A Google News Archive search returns only one source, but clicking on the result returns a blank page. Cunard (talk) 18:30, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

The author,, has also placed the following comment on the talk page: Dear Administrator,

I'd like to know why the page I inserted yesterday has signed for deletion. It doesn't explicit promote any product, but it tells about the idea of takin 1:1 pictures from digital cameras (very difficult thing).

I don't understand why other similar software pages like Corel Photo Paint or Photoshop do not have such problems.

Awaiting your answer with interest.

Best Regards, Marco Carboni Cunard (talk) 18:30, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. It's specific to closed industry (jewellery), no independent sources, not even web forums. Even if all New York gem traders had it installed they'd keep their mouths shut. NVO (talk) 18:43, 3 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete. Not only can I confirm the negative result from a Google News Archive search described above, but even when I tried more general web searches I was unable to find any independent coverage, only commercial plugs etc. JamesBWatson (talk) 07:03, 4 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete - no coverage in reliable sources to establish notability -- Whpq (talk) 15:40, 4 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep - I was looking for "actual size pictures" from within the wikipedia search engine. The only result that answered my question was alo photo scan. That's the only solution that natively creates 1:1 actual size shots. I think this is an important information for anyone lookingfor how to easily take 1:1 pictures for his products (this is a common need, not only a jewelry need). It's a commercial solution, yes, the authors did work hard on that. There are not many forums about it 'cause it is a 3 years old software. If you want to delete it there is no problem in that. I just wanted to express my point of view. Thank you for your time. -- marco.carboni (talk) 22.36:40, 8 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete. No reliable, independent sources that I can find, lacks notability, and reads like an advert. I also did some general web searches, and all I found are what appear to be marketing sites/videos/etc. likely made by the developer. -- Transity  ( talk &bull; contribs ) 14:20, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
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