Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of installation software


 * 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 KEEP. postdlf (talk) 15:19, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

List of installation software

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I truly fail to see how this article can be considered to contain encyclopedia-relevant information. The material in this article appears to be much more specific to an almanac/buyer's guide (to computer installation software.) I also see that at least one of its hyperlinks connects to a similar article being peer-reviewed for deletion. Less importantly, its bias is difficult to determine and completely lacks in citation. --b1naryatr0phy (talk) 12:34, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
 * It looks like a list of software tools with a common purpose, most likely used for reference or for researching the available tools for that specific purpose. How is it different from any other list in Wikipedia? Also, does the article break any rules or guidelines? It looks ok to me. chrisjn (talk) 9:47, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
 * This is a useful reference article for anyone who is interested in installation software. We should keep it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.159.213.55 (talk) 15:13, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Note to closer: I have refactored this AfD to include the AfD templates, and to seperate the comments by different editors. The discussion was not transcluded in a daily log, I am adding it to today's log, please consider the time of this comment as the start time of the AfD for closing purposes. Monty   845  14:25, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep A list of notable installation software is an obvious keep by list policy. This list has a lot of stuff that isn't notable, but this could still be fixed by editing, and there are sufficient notable packages listed. Also, what does "its bias is difficult to determine" mean, and how is that grounds for deletion? --Colapeninsula (talk) 15:01, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep Seems like a pretty useful list to me. There aren't that many widely used installers, so it should be possible to list all of the most common ones. CodeTheorist (talk) 21:29, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
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I don't think deleting the article is the best solution, the issues can be fixed by editing. The issues you brought up were....

The material in this article appears to be much more specific to an almanac/buyer's guide

This can be fixed by editing.

how this article can be considered to contain encyclopedia-relevant information

I think lists have their own criteria for being encyclopedia-relevant.

at least one of its hyperlinks connects to a similar article being peer-reviewed for deletion.

the Hyperlinks can be removed.

its bias is difficult to determine and completely lacks in citation.

The bias can be removed/reworded

So all the points you mentioned can be fixed by editing, so I don't think deleting is the best idea at this point in time, although I may be wrong. Ziiike (talk) 02:26, 12 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:11, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:11, 11 July 2012 (UTC)


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


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, BusterD (talk) 20:34, 17 July 2012 (UTC)




 * Keep per WP:LISTPURP. This article is useful as a navigation page for related topics. The red links in the article can encourage the creation of new articles. Northamerica1000(talk) 20:59, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:SAL. – Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk) 00:53, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep but purge non-notable software. Stuartyeates (talk) 09:21, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep Just used it after googling for installation software, so it answered my questions. Sure, needs work, but we are not on a timetable. —Th e DJ (talk • contribs) 08:12, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
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