Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/FreeCode

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The result of the debate was delete. &middot; Katefan0(scribble) 20:03, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

FreeCode
Not notable. 1,080 Google, Un-Alexable (neologism ^_^) however this may be due to systemic bias. Has three links (one per subsection) to same website. Always happy to be proven wrong. brenneman (t) (c) 01:34, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

I've updated this entry to be more up-to-date. We are intending to expand the subsections in this page as our presence and reputy in the free software community grows. I've presented us to Alexa by submitting the information required to their editorial staff. Could you please explain the number in front of Google above (1,080)? Finally, we have four links to our sites, but none are to the same website. Please reconsider this deletion. guStaVo ZaeRa 20:32, 22 August 2005 (EST)


 * This nom was never added to a main VfD page. Fixing now.  Weak keep, appears to be vanity but otherwise a valid topic.  JYolkowski // talk 13:52, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, the comments above by User:Zaera clearly show this is intended as advertising. Zoe 21:06, September 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete patent advert/spam. MCB 04:26, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, provides no useful information beyond advertising. -- Kjkolb 05:25, September 6, 2005 (UTC)

MCB and Zoe: Howcome pages like FAST, LinPro, Google, RedHat, Novell, IBM and countless other companies of various sizes are registered in Wikipedia? These are also company names and could also be regarded as advertisement/spam, right? Does the size of the company matter to the content of what can and cannot be listed in Wikipedia? What is Wikipedia's policy on this matter? guStaVo ZaeRa 15:31, September 7, 2005 (EST)
 * There is a relationship between the notability of an articles subject and the amount of increased attention it will recieve from inclusion in Wikipedia. Google, for instance, has plenty of ink already, and thus an article on it would not be advertising. If you could provide other examples of smaller companies, perhaps? -  brenneman (t) (c)  23:27, 7 September 2005 (UTC)


 * Aaron; Our company holds fortnightly seminars on free software to promote its usage in the business world --completely free of charge. Additionally, we release our own code -and our customers' code- under GPL, LGPL, and BSD-type licenses. This argues strongly we're actively contributing to the open source community --more so than many other Norwegian companies listed in Wikipedia: EZpublish, Telio, LinPro, Funcom, Visma, Chipcon, Opera, Schibsted, Dolphin Interconnect Solutions, and 24SevenOffice. --guStaVo ZaeRa 17:58, September 8, 2005 (UTC)
 * To be fair, I'd have listed EZpublish, Telio, Dolphin Interconnect Solutions, and 24SevenOffice for deletion as well. (I'm not doing it to avoid the appearance of violating WP:POINT.) Funcom, Chipcon, Freecode doesn't meet my personal criteria for inclusion just yet. Perhaps an article such as Norwegian open source community could hold some of the information until Freecode grows a bit?  brenneman (t) (c)  23:18, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * How big does a company have to be to be included into wikipedia? It seems pretty clear to me that your rules for advertisement/spam are neither upheld nor clearly defined; several of the companies listed in WP do not have anything else than $$$ on their agenda, and they are allowed to advertise through WP. So, the question is then on the size of the company, but is this the number of employees, or the revenue? If the focus is on the revenue, is the cost of living calculated into the equation? A firm in Ghana of 200 employees, will probably not have anywhere near the revenue of a company in Norway, such as FreeCode.... And one more thing; What are your personal criteria for keeping a listing in WP? :) --guStaVo ZaeRa 13:23, September 9, 2005 (UTC)
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