Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mirago (2nd nomination)


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The result was delete.  Sandstein  15:02, 8 December 2016 (UTC)

Mirago
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No independent coverage inside the article or out of it. Mr. Guye (talk) 01:37, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete: The 2005 AfD discussion was rather light on substance, though, that said, there was some press coverage up to that time, although what I've found I regard as routine announcements. Shortly afterwards, the company appears to have decided not to compete with the major search providers and instead provide white/label functionality which by its nature probably accounts for the minimal coverage over the past decade. There could be a case for a redirect to the original parent Compsoft, an article which contains much the same substantial content about Mirago, but as this stands, it fails WP:CORPDEPTH. AllyD (talk) 15:47, 24 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete as quite honestly no actual significance given everything is either simply advertising-coated or trivial to begin with, especially since it's clear this has existed for showcasing exactly that, therefore there's no compromises for such blatant attempts. SwisterTwister   talk  00:55, 25 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Updated: Article updated with more recent content and third party reference links which were broken have been updated. Stanley Bridge (talk) 15:59, 28 November 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — UY Scuti Talk  13:49, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment: This is an article about a real UK software initiative, where the company commenced the development project in the same year as Google, but without their funding. Mirago developed the first European search engine which was immediately adopted by 'Ask Jeeves' to power their European search. It was ultimately eclipsed by Google, but the company had the presence of mind to adapt the best parts of their software (their ad serving and management platform) to a new market, which is the market where they flourish today. Stanley Bridge (talk) 21:25, 30 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete as badly written corporate spam. K.e.coffman (talk) 06:51, 5 December 2016 (UTC)


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