Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Server emulator


 * 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 of the debate was Speedy keep.-- Kungfu Adam ( talk ) 15:47, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Server emulator
The term "server emulator" is not consistent with the established definition of the word emulator. At best, its introduction into various articles on Wikipedia is a breach of No original research. At worst it is vandalism. -- Kethinov
 * Thats simply not true Kethinov, just google on the word "server emulator" and look how many hits you get. But good to have other wikipedians opinions to this. Please note that Kethinov with this deletion entry also deleted the notice of server emulator in the emulator page, if this deletion request will turn false, I request to undo kethinov revert of my work on the emulator page. (Be noted, A revert without discussion on wikipedia beforehand). But of course I vote for KEEP. Jestix 20:53, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

I would vote to keep if the information was put into context and proper sources cited. "Server emulator" is a term used only within the MMORPG community, and is not accepted by the computer science community at large. The term is colloquially accepted gamers, but not technically accurate. -- Kethinov
 * Kethinov this place here and now is not for us to discuss, you filed your deletion request, I gave my opinion and voted, and now sit back and relax and let wikipedia community decide! Jestix 21:09, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Guys, remember to be WP:CIVIL. Alphachimp   talk  06:47, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

There are numerous examples of projects which recreate a network server, either according to a spec (NFS, FTP, HTTP) or reverse engineered (Samba amongst others). None of these re-implementations are called emulators. Despite that, the definition in a computer-science setting clearly shows this is an incorrect usage of the word emulator. --Omnivector 22:00, 6 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Dear Kethinov, you forgot to register the deletion request in the AfD list, so nobody could see it. To be fair I added it for you at the 7. July list. BTW: when I meant "sit back and let wikipedia community decide" what made you hear "log in with your sockpuppets to repeat usual arguments?" ;-) -Jestix 05:16, 7 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Speedy Keep: AfD is not cleanup. Nifboy 05:47, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep: Name is a clunker and article needs work, but deserves its own article because of the differences from other types of emulation. I would also support a rename, but I can't think of something better. Dgies 06:33, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been added to the list of CVG deletions. Nifboy 05:50, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep, naming issues are not the province of AFDs, although according to WP:NAME it seems to be fine, if not the preferred title. Also, Google confirms it is a used term and that there are sources out there to cite. hateless 06:37, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per hateless. Alphachimp   talk  06:47, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Per nominations. *~Daniel~* ☎ 06:54, 7 July 2006 (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.