Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Microsoft Gif Animator

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was keep. Joyous 18:17, Feb 26, 2005 (UTC)

Microsoft Gif Animator
Unencyclopaedic --Neigel von Teighen 18:40, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * delete. Mikkalai 19:40, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep one of the most widely-used software applets of its era: it came free with MS Frontpage and others, and for a long time was by far the most user-friendly GIF animation method available. Roughly 33,000 Google hits. Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd  22:27, Feb 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, cleanup and expand. Notable. Megan1967 00:05, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, its Microsoft. Pretty notable I'd say. Still needs much expansion. -- Riffsyphon1024 02:47, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notepad has an entry. HyperZonktalk 18:22, Feb 21, 2005 (UTC)
 * Uh, can I delete as bug-ridden, insecure, standards-breaking, designed to lock out competition, and convicted of abusive practices? No, but if this article can be kept on the basis of "Keep, its [sic] Microsoft", then my overgeneralization would be equally valid.  Barno 01:37, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, notable bug-ridden attempt to lock out competition. Kappa 03:18, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: If this article is kept, does Wikipedia then condone and deem notable any product released by Microsoft? If not, which ones would not be notable and how would notability be judged?  Does this suggest some sort of bias towards tech-related products or are all Microsoft products inherently noteworthy?  Why would this utility receive preferential treatment over, for example, an adult film star who has "acted" in over 100 films?  No vote. GRider\talk 18:10, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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