Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Directory System Agent (2nd nomination)


 * 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. / ƒETCH COMMS  /  00:19, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Directory System Agent
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Does not seem to be notable, Wikipedia is not a directory of every piece of software that has ever been made. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:07, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:23, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge/Redirect Keep The nom seems to believe that "Directory System Agent" is a particular piece of software. However, this isn't the case. "Directory system agent" is the general term for the service program of a directory server that answers directory queries (from "directory user agents"). I recommend adding the contents of this article to directory server and redirecting. User:Jonathan_de_Boyne_Pollard has added sufficient content for the article to stand alone. &mdash; HowardBGolden (talk) 17:58, 3 October 2010 (UTC) &mdash; Updated, HowardBGolden (talk) 20:02, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep The recent additions seem to demonstrate that there are enough independent sources around that it's an appropriate subject for a tertiary source to cover. --ais523 23:46, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Those sources are fine for verification, but they do little in the area of notability, which is the reason for the deletion nomination. Looks like two textbooks on computing and information from the producers of such software. There's still nothing indicating why this is an important concept in computer networking that merits it's own article. Beeblebrox (talk) 04:45, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I have added content to the article that points out that the model and function of a directory system agent are specified by an international standard, ITU-T Recommendation X.501. To me, this indicates notability, since it confirms a conscious decision to address an international need in telecommunications. &mdash; HowardBGolden (talk) 19:47, 7 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep: There are enough independent sources. - Ret.Prof (talk) 22:28, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
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