Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Comparison of Windows and Mac OS X


 * 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. Rje 00:36, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Comparison of Windows and Mac OS X
Delete Very unlikely this will ever become encyclopedic. Just look at the mess that is Comparison of Windows and Linux; constantly tagged as NPOV for months. This will just attract rabid fans for each platform constantly editing the article no way or the other... AlistairMcMillan 20:08, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. You just think it'll be a mess? First, lets establish actual problems with the article first, and not just projected ones. Next, you need to justify why these problems make this an invalid topic for WP. WP should never cower from controversial topics nor should it use controversy as a justification to not cover them. hateless 20:48, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Did you try reading the article as it stands now? It is already a mess.  And I'm not saying Wikipedia should avoid controversial topics.  If people make notable comparisons between these two operating system, that should be indicated (with sources) in the articles for the OSes themselves (for example, see "Criticism" in Windows Vista). AlistairMcMillan 21:48, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * If it's a mess, it can be cleaned up. Sources are necessary, but there's plenty of info in the article that should be simple to find sources via Google, and the cruft can be easily removed, after discussion on the talk page. You haven't touched upon why the topic is outside of WP's bounds, and I don't believe your lack of faith of WP editors to create a balanced, sourced NPOV article to be enough. The article is less than 48 hours old already, at the very least give it some time to justify your lack of faith. hateless 22:39, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * If you really think there is something worth salvaging perhaps you would like to demonstrate? And if you seriously think this article will develop into a "balanced, sourced NPOV article" any time soon, would you mind explaining why, after 23 months, the similarly themed Comparison of Windows and Linux hasn't? AlistairMcMillan 00:01, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't think I have the burden of proof in this regard, and you demonstrated only non-fatal issues with another article, not this article, nor the genre of articles they are a part of. Besides, WP:DEL clearly states the preferred remedy for bias in articles (heavy or not) is tagging the article with a or  or listing at WP:PNA. hateless 01:09, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Read the Talk page. AlistairMcMillan 19:57, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete article is basically empty, eventhough it's very long. All what happens is that features of both systems are summed-up and those are well covered by their respective articles. All parts of the article that really get into the comparision seem inherently non-NPOV to me. For the same reason I suggest AfD'ing Comparison of Windows and Linux. -- Koffieyahoo 02:50, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong keep - While still in beginning stages, this article's argument is a common and interesting one among computer users, and will soon depict many more refined comparisons between the two systems. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Alegoo92 (talk • contribs).
 * I would also like to have this looked at before a decision is made. Thanks. --Alegoo92 21:16, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment - I more or less rewrote the whole article today, which amounted to me lobbing off half of the prose that was there. I'm a bit cynical of the chances of this article developing into something great, because it attempts to cover an extremely broad subject, and the next versions of both Windows and OS X are going to throw the whole thing into further chaos.  IMO, the only hope for this kind of article is to focus on specific issues, like differences between the user interfaces of the two operating systems.  That would at least be closed-ended enough that it wouldn't spiral way out of control. -/- Warren 01:26, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment after reading this updated version, I still stand by my vote cast above. -- Koffieyahoo 02:42, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
 * If you want more sources to cite and to work from (Unsourced material should be mercilessly excised from articles that are original research magnets.), see Articles for deletion/Windows vs. Mac, where I gave hyperlinks to 10. Uncle G 10:52, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep and develop. Good piece of work. --Guinnog 03:44, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. Let the article grow and develop.  &mdash;Viriditas | Talk 03:52, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. Premise of a very important article. Though might be a source of heated issues, if developed properly(as it indeed is being, evident from its history), it will become of high encyclopaediac value. -- soum সৌমো yasch  15:03, 1 August 2006 (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.