Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Question2Answer


 * 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 delete. Aside from User:Enworg, there is a unanimous consensus to delete here. Enworg, you may wish to have a look at WP:WWMPD.  A  Train talk 19:55, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

Question2Answer

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Non-notable software that fails WP:N as the only sources available are connected to the subject as press releases or otherwise non-independent or non-reliable. The creation also appears to be a commissioned work: created perfectly by an inexperienced user in one edit, so it is likely promotion in violation of the terms of use that is excluded from Wikipedia per WP:NOTSPAM. TonyBallioni (talk) 15:32, 6 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions.  M assiveYR   ♠  15:50, 6 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions.  M assiveYR   ♠  15:50, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

I'm one of the user of Question2Answer open source software which is managed on Github. I run sites which uses this software. This FREE software is competitor to sites like stackoverflow. It is open source under GPLv2, similar to Wordpress. I know I may not have captured all details in first attempt on Question2Answer article page as per Wikipedia standard but will update over next few days. Please note, I'm not here to promote this software, it is one of the best FREE Q&A software available so writing article about it. This open source project is started in 2010.

Please see page Q&A software and PhysicsOverflow, ref to Question2Answer is mentioned before I started writing article on this. Someone may not have created question2answer article page because they may not be knowing details about this software.

Let me know if you need any more clarification on this. thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Enworg (talk • contribs) 18:10, 6 August 2017 (UTC)
 * You need to prove notability of this application by providing reliable sources (eg. reviews/articles in published/online magazines, books about article subject etc.). This should be broad coverage, not only passing mention. Websites based on user submited content without any editorial oversight or websites created by authors of the software aren´t reliable sources for Wikipedia. Pavlor (talk) 08:37, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

@Pavlor, @TonyBallioni, Here is ref to reliable sites, hope this info is enough for you to convince. I'm here help and improve wikipedia. There are many hosting provider are now supporting because this platform is getting popular similar to Wordpress
 * Listed on Techcrunch's CrunchBase
 * Many questions on Stackoverflow
 * On Quora
 * info on intuz
 * article on leonis.at
 * Among top 5 open source
 * comparison of q2a with powerqa
 * About question to answer on q2apro.com
 * article on rightyaleft.com
 * Info on qa-themes.com
 * Integration of wordpress with q2a tips
 * tips for q2a themes on inforbiro.com
 * mentioned on digitizor
 * tips on codelair
 * Webhosting webhostface provider, similar to wordpress hosting.
 * a2hosting
 * another webhost
 * one more host
 * tmdhost
 * vps.ag cloud servers
 * Logicweb hosting

Some of the sites mentioned in above list are commercial but mentioned just because you wanted to see ref.

You can also search question2answer term in google and see. If you are convinced then please close this. thanks!

Enworg (talk) 22:38, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Brief look reveals sites above are either blogs, community websites (user submited content) or company websites. Such sources can´t prove notability of the article subject, I fear. My own search in usual online tech sources found nothing. Forget about quantity of sources, even two comprehensive reviews would be enough to keep this article - at least for me. Pavlor (talk) 05:21, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

If you know about open source then, I feel you should trust github. There is entire history of this software. Enworg (talk) 05:39, 8 August 2017 (UTC)
 * User submited content? Then certainly not RS. Pavlor (talk) 07:19, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

@Pavlor, here is list of top sites which are powered by question2answer platform. Here are some English sites, taken from above page
 * mathhomeworkanswers.org
 * wikitree.com 2.05 Million visitors/month
 * gateoverflow.in
 * redbus2us.com
 * pokemondb.net 7.66 Million visitors/month css file
 * intheyard.org

see site footer or .css file for confirmation.

Enworg (talk) 13:05, 8 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete as corporate spam and for lack of sufficient sources that discuss the subject directly and in detail. The links above are primary sources. Wikipedia is not a product brochure for non notable brands. K.e.coffman (talk) 01:19, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

Then you should delete wordpress page also, what is diff between this page and wordpress. question2answer is powering 21,115 websites similar to wordpress, and it is open source platform under GPLv2 license. I feel your knowledge is limited on this topic. Enworg (talk) 01:40, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Again, notability of the article subject can be proven only by independent reliable sources. Independent = not closely associated with the article subject, reliable = source with editorial oversight. That is summary of my understanding of what constitutes a reliable source. You may read WP:RS and WP:N for more info. As of wordpress article, I´m not impressed by used references, but there are probably much better on the net not used in said article. If you think article about wordpress should be deleted, you can start AfD about it. Pavlor (talk) 07:59, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

@Pavlor, I follow rules as mentioned in WP:RS and WP:N. Let me tell you more details why this page should be there.


 * About question2answer - This platform is 100% FREE, open source and developed by community. This is exactly same as popular platforms like wordpress (which is used to host millions of sites) and Mediawiki (which is used to host this wikipedia site and other millions of sites)
 * Popularity - There are 21,121 websites hosted using this platform. Please note, all these site owners pay good amount of money to host their website to web hosting service provider.
 * Notability - 21,121 sites proves that this is famous platform.
 * Independent - Above listed 21,121 are not associated with question2answer platform, they are independent.
 * Reliable - People trust this platform so much, they spend thousands of dollars to host their site, because they know this platform is reliable and can handle millions of visitors every day. That is the reason they are using to host their website, otherwise they can go for some paid Q&A platforms.
 * Age of question2answer - Development of this platform started in 2010, it is 7 year old.
 * Development team - It is developed by community and project managed on github. It is developed exactly same as Mediawiki or wordpress
 * 100% FREE and no money is earned by community - Community develop this platform as their passion, they dont earn any money from this and it is not associated with any corporate. This platform will be always 100% FREE because source code is released under GPLv2 license.

I hope this is enough info to keep this page active. Enworg (talk) 17:10, 13 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete As well as being unable to find much in the way of sources, the article looks like a borderline WP:CSD. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  15:24, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. My own searching failed to find any WP:RS sufficient to demonstrate WP:N.  Not that it really matters, but it's silly to say that, question2answer is powering 21,115 websites similar to wordpress.  Wordpress drives 75 million sites; something like 3000 times as many.  -- RoySmith (talk) 23:41, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

@RoySmith, all question2answer platform competitor listed on Q&A software page are 10 time less popular than question2answer then why those pages are here? also there are some commercial platforms listed on Q&A software page. are those Ok? Enworg (talk) 05:08, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

Those who mentioned they did research and not able to find reliable source, for them here is list. check Wikipedia page first. Enworg (talk) 18:40, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Livestrong Livestrong.org and their Question2Answer site
 * Twine (software) twinery.org and their Question2Answer site
 * OCS Inventory ocsinventory-ng.org and their Question2answer site
 * Siena College siena.edu and their Question2answer site
 * Linköping University liu.se and their Question2Answer site
 * WikiTree and their Question2Answer site
 * American Institute of Biological Sciences aibs.org and their Question2Answer site
 * FEniCS Project fenicsproject.org and their Question2Answer site
 * Georgia Institute of Technology gatech.edu and their Question2Answer site
 * physicsoverflow physicsoverflow.org and their Question2Answer site
 * Bielefeld University and their Question2Answer site
 * SSL.com and their Question2Answer site
 * Sacramento City College and their Question2Answer site


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