Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DiscoverSim


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The result was   redirect to SigmaXL. Salvio Let's talk about it! 14:39, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

DiscoverSim

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Notability not established. Article has a source that purports to establish the use of this product for training (but doesn't mention the product, at least not the page referenced). GScholar turns up exactly one mention, so the scientific literature doesn't help much either. All other sources are affiliated. Q VVERTYVS (hm?) 19:02, 5 March 2014 (UTC)


 * The Quality Magazine article was not promoting any specific product but note that DiscoverSim is mentioned in a graphic caption. The Motorola Solutions brochure explicitly mentions the use of DiscoverSim.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.119.139.96 (talk) 20:09, 5 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Ok, I didn't see the caption (nor can I load the source right now, but I'll check again later. The Motorola source is a passing mention, not significant coverage, and probably affiliated. That's not enough to meet the notability guidelines. Q VVERTYVS (hm?) 22:40, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:56, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:56, 6 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 11:40, 13 March 2014 (UTC)



I think that notability is established given that DiscoverSim is a new product (less than 2 years), is referenced in an independent published paper, an industry magazine interview/reference, and a major corporation (Motorola Solutions) uses the product in training.


 * Redirect to SigmaXL. Notability is judged by Wikipedia's notability guidelines, and that requires multiple examples of in-depth realiable, arm's-length sourcing, (please see; WP:GNG) and the sources I've come across so far do not reach that standard.  --j⚛e deckertalk 05:24, 24 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Redirect to SigmaXL, per WP:PRODUCT. I found a couple of press releases, and also found that it has been noted within a paper published in the ARPN Journal of Science and Technology. But none of these demonstrate notability of the product. -- Trevj (talk · contribs) 11:38, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
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