Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/GBBS


 * 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 redirect to Bulletin board system. And thanks to the editors who take the time to peruse discussions that have been relisted 3 times! It's appreciated. Liz Read! Talk! 20:00, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

GBBS

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Unsourced article about an BBS software which does not seem to meet the requirements of WP:GNG. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 03:07, 28 January 2023 (UTC) Relisting comment: Relisting as there has been low participation. And while I will carry out consenus, I'm reluctant to draftify a 14 year old article when there is no one stepping forward stating they want to work on it. That's just a slow road to Deletion. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 04:50, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 03:07, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Draftify Plenty of material exists and an article could very likely be written about this. However, it has been unsourced for a decade, and we can't have something sit unsourced forever just because "sources exist" - that's not how our approach to accountability works. I'm not the one who's going to reference this. Move the article to draft until such a time as someone is willing to put in the work. -- Elmidae (talk · contribs) 18:24, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Does anything from this source help. http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/ 24.22.39.28 (talk) 04:12, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 * or https://www.wired.com/2005/06/how-humble-bbs-begat-wired-world/ 24.22.39.28 (talk) 04:20, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Doesn't look like it - that documentary is about BBSes in general, which we have well covered. -- Elmidae (talk · contribs) 06:42, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 05:56, 11 February 2023 (UTC) Relisting comment: Final relist, hoping for some more participation here. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 06:14, 18 February 2023 (UTC)
 * weak keep - I think this is quite hard because of the age of the article and lack of volunteers to improve it. On the other hand, it appears that published books and other sources exist. So in terms of policy it feels like it ought to be a !vote for keep no matter the current state of the page. But I can't say I like it. JMWt (talk) 10:11, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Redirect to Bulletin board system where the Apple II and its BBS are discussed; quite enough is written there already. It would be even better if a usable source could be found to support that uncited redirect target section. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:32, 18 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Also sensible, as long as the unsourced article does not remain in mainspace. -- Elmidae (talk · contribs) 12:38, 18 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Redirect - Chiswick Chap's redirect target is sensible, especially if the alternative is to move it to draft where nobody is going to do anything with it. If and when it's improved it can be reverted into a standalone article, and with a redirect the history is still there for someone who wants to work on it. - Aoidh (talk) 16:38, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Redirect as suggested. This page is fourteen years old, has zero citation, and possesses zero reliable sourcing. It's entirely OR. Merely hoping this page will get sourced one day hasn't been a workable strategy yet. Nothing whatsoever has been presented during this three week AfD! I'm leaning towards delete, but I'll settle for a redirect. BusterD (talk) 04:45, 20 February 2023 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.