Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Legacy internet


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The result was   redirect to History of the Internet. Black Kite (talk) 23:15, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Legacy internet

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I couldn't establish that this meets WP:NOTABILITY criteria, but it's an unusual page. When I prodded, it was removed with the reason: ''16 pages of results in GBooks. Perhaps a plausible redirect or disambiguation page.'' I propose either deletion, or a redirect or disambiguation page if anyone can find suitable targets and it is agreed that the article as it stands is non-notable. Boleyn (talk) 08:27, 13 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep If it were just the current definition, I'd say wiktionary it or redirect to ipv4 but not surprisingly the meaning of the term changes over time. I've added a ref for the ipv4 meaning and a ref for one older one referring to old services like gopher and wais. I expect more refs can be found for other meanings and I think the result will be a nice encyclopedic entry that will help readers sort out what someone means when they use the term. 24.151.10.165 (talk) 16:40, 13 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:57, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:57, 14 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete As the article sits, I say delete because it is non-notable. I can't find really any notable coverage of "Legacy internet". I don't think i have heard the term Legacy Internet in my life. In the first citation, i think the author is referring to legacy networking hardware that does not support IPv6, rather than IPv4 being legacy itself. Additionally, IPv4 seems far from legacy, with only about a ~4% IPv6 adoption rate as of 08/13/2014 . Maybe a list of Internet Protocols considered Legacy or Superseded Internet Protocols could be made instead? Matthewburmeister (talk) 02:54, 17 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete - The legacy Internet is real, but unfortunately this isn't it. Well, actually, there are a number of cut-off points that one could use to define "legacy Internet" but IPv6 isn't one I would choose. This is covered in Internet history. Any additional information could be added there. LaMona (talk) 16:27, 17 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Suggestion. Would a redirect without merge to Internet history be appropriate? James500 (talk) 13:33, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Redirect Change page to redirect to Internet history. Frmorrison (talk) 20:54, 22 August 2014 (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.