Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of types of businesses using the "as a service" business model


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List of types of businesses using the "as a service" business model

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Blatant POV fork/copy of a section of As a service, copied without attribution while discussion is ongoing at Talk:As a service. An inferior copy of Category:As a service, not notable in its own right. MrOllie (talk) 16:04, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Convert to disambiguation and re-title as As a service (disambiguation) The list of links is notable and would be a great DAB page, and I don't find this to be a POV fork at all, as it's a simple list. It certainly doesn't need to be in grid form with abbreviations, though; the average reader can discern what it is just by reading.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 16:39, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
 * This would not be an appropriate disambiguation page as the business models are not called "as a service" without a preceding term and are thus all WP:PTMs. * Pppery * it has begun... 05:32, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Business and Lists.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 18:02, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Either Keep as a separate list, or Merge into the main article As a service. We certainly do need to have a list showing the types of business that use the as a service business model. Since this list is longer than the article, it may make sense to keep it separate from the article. But an argument could be made that since the article is not very long to begin with, the list should be merged with the article. Either way works for me. Where is Matt? (talk) 23:44, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete. The 'as a service' topic is more than adequately covered in Cloud computing, which provides all the necessary context needed. There is no merit whatsoever in providing a list of whatever-as-a-service acronyms, given that the scope is more or less infinite, and the significance more often not existing only in the minds of those looking for marketing-speak to impress the less informed. It is jargon. New words for old ideas. Wikipedia is not a compendium of fashionable acronyms. AndyTheGrump (talk) 01:17, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
 * more or less infinite? really? If that's the case, we have our work cut out for us. If you stop and think about it, that's actually a keep argument for a list article. Where is Matt? (talk) 13:26, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 00:03, 9 November 2023 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Daniel (talk) 00:59, 17 November 2023 (UTC) Relisting comment: Final relist. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NotAGenious (talk) 06:21, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Either Convert to set index article or Merge into As a service. There isn't really ambiguity between the various types of "as a service" given their different names, so a DAB page wouldn't make much sense. A SIA would be appropriate if more details about the entries can be added. Otherwise, merging into the main article is also fine, but the list is actually better referenced and takes up more page space than the current main article, which would look a bit weird if merged. Liu1126 (talk) 14:21, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete Where are the sources that discuss this topic as a group, as required by WP:LISTN, as opposed to merely analyzing one individual model? None have been provided either here or in the article itself. Also note that a discussion at Talk:As a service is developing a consensus to redirect that article elsewhere, which would complicate merging something to it. * Pppery * it has begun... 05:32, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
 * The notability of the business model is inherit in the As a service article. Nonetheless, I added a reference to the list article to show the notability of the business model. If this reference is not sufficient, we can find others. Where is Matt? (talk) 13:13, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Delete per Pppery, who points out this fails WP:LISTN as no sources have been shown that treat this subject as a group. The source added in response to Pppery's comment merely describes what the model itself is and makes no attempt to provide any kind of notable list or grouping, so misunderstand's the objection. Fails WP:LISTN. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 09:08, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep and convert/cleanup into a WP:SETINDEX. This serves a useful navigation function per WP:CLN/WP:AOAL, but it needs to be cleaned up.  // Timothy :: talk  07:00, 27 November 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.