Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DistroWatch


 * 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 speedy keep. Spurious AfD by what appears to be a disgruntled user. (non-admin closure) Primefac (talk) 01:59, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

DistroWatch

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Creating AfD for new user. Will let them fill in the details Primefac (talk) 17:56, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. Though I’ll certainly admit that the article is very poorly sourced, the subject receives a fair amount of coverage  and is often cited by third parties (,, and ). It also seems to be well known and respected in the Linux users community, based on my small amount of research. --  Non-Dropframe   talk   18:25, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Pinging - you wanted this page nominated, and it would be good if you could explain why. If you do not reply, I will assume you do not want it nominated anymore and will withdraw the nomination. Primefac (talk) 18:34, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep - The article may not have many reliable sources in it, but as Non-Dropframe points out, the website is very notable especially within the Linux/BSD community and there are sources to back that up... they're just not in the article right now. :P Cosmic Sans (talk) 18:36, 1 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Comment found on the article talk page from the new user/nominator as follows: "All the references don't make sense I would like a Speedy delete. Its all self promotional references. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Watch007 (talk • contribs) 18:00, 1 October 2015 (UTC) " --  Non-Dropframe   talk   18:48, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete the page should provide more proof in references. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Watch007 (talk • contribs) 19:33, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi there! I'm going to recommend you familiarize yourself further with the deletion policy before you nominate any more pages for deletion. An article lacking references isn't an acceptable deletion rationale. The subject is notable even if the sources fail to demonstrate this and therefore the article will almost certainly be kept. You may wish to consider withdrawing your nomination. If I can be of further help, let me know here or on my talk page. -- Non-Dropframe   talk   21:17, 1 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep Per sources located by Non-Dropframe, I also note that the magazine is published in 14 different languages. It appears to me that it would have been just as easy to improve the article as it was to nominate for AfD in this case. -- 009o9 (talk) 01:54, 2 October 2015 (UTC)


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