Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cookie Stumbler


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The result was   delete. No verifiable and reliable evidence for notability was presented. Drmies (talk) 18:00, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Cookie Stumbler

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Software package of questionable notability, borderline advertisement. Contested prod. Google news search on "Cookie Stumbler" shows only 5 results, none appear to snow significant coverage from reliable sources. MikeWazowski (talk) 00:18, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

I've included two independent reviews in my article. You may not be aware that the majority of reviews in the software business aren't done for free, you tend to have to pay to get a mostly dishonest review that'll be overly positive just because you paid them money. Nothing is free in this business. The two sources I have included are independent, with one being positive about the application and the other being more critical with it and discussing if there's even a need to maintain your cookies. Sorry the app wasn't on CNN newsflash, but if you look here you will see that this application is one out of two applications for Cookie Management that are actually maintained, which definitely makes it significant for the Mac world. WriteIt! Studios's website had ~26000 visitors since it opened in May 2011, so I wouldn't exactly call it "not notable". Also, the Wikipedia article on EverCookies states that these Cookies are a great risk to users and there isn't a universal way of deleting them. This application my article is on can do just that, which I think makes it very notable. Davidschiefer (talk) 10:56, 27 December 2011 (GMT) — Davidschiefer (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 00:46, 27 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete: I found way more results by searching "cookie stumbler mac". I found this review. Although it has been considered reliable, one source is not enough. SL93 (talk) 20:21, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

@SL93 - There's another independent review here. (talk) 20:56, 27 December 2011 (GMT) — Davidschiefer (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * That website is self-published by the author of that article. SL93 (talk) 21:01, 27 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep – I think the article's author makes a good case, although it would help if the "Notable Features" section were re-named and -written (using prose rather than bullet points) to make the article feel less promotional.  It Is Me Here  t /  c  10:38, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
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