Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cloud gap


 * 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.  Spinning Spark  18:40, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

Cloud gap

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WP:NEO that appears to be created by Laconic Security for the purpose of advertising, similar to the word "Comcastic". Fails GNG. Odie5533 (talk) 22:57, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I was split on whether this was worth deleting or not. The term itself is clearly a neologism but perhaps a merge and redirect to cloud computing would be appropriate. §everal⇒|Times 23:00, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. -- Cheers,  Riley   Huntley  23:15, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. -- Cheers,  Riley   Huntley  23:15, 15 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete The ghits are so thin on this one, it smells like self-promotion. If anything, it merits a blurb in the Cloud Computing article. Wouldn't even consider a redirect. This might be a case of WP:TOOSOON of course, no problem with the article existing once the term becomes widely used. § FreeRangeFrog 23:51, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment Here is the blog entry that started it all. It's two weeks old... Off with its head, I say. § FreeRangeFrog 23:53, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Actually, the paper that started it all (which isn't really the case, but is at least one paper that seems to often cited on this aspect of cloud computing security) is which, as you can see, is three years old and doesn't use this term that's been made up on the spot by a company trying to sell us things.  Our article on cloud computing security is fairly deficient.  (See  for one of the many books on this subject that is more detailed.)  That's no excuse for our buying in to a fortnight-old advertising gimmick as if it were genuine scholarship on the matter, though. Of course, if this does end up being deleted, what obviously belongs here is Project Cloud Gap, a program run by the USDOD and ACDA between 1962 and 1968.  &#9786;
 * Uncle G (talk) 00:52, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Uncle G (talk) 00:52, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Uncle G (talk) 00:52, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  MBisanz  talk 00:55, 23 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete per WP:NEO and lack of sources to verify that the phrase is a notable, established definition. - MrX 01:26, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete per others above. There is no need for us to give credibility to a newly-coined term. Not certain that the proposed term is especially apt in any case. What they're saying is, do your own encryption before you upload to the cloud. It doesn't take long to make that point. EdJohnston (talk) 13:49, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete per NEO -- No  unique  names  04:38, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
 * 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.