Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ShowMyPC


 * 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. The "keep" arguments have been refuted in the light of WP:N.  Sandstein  08:19, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

ShowMyPC

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Reads like an advert, no claims of notability, no notable reviews found. Blowdart | talk 20:38, 23 November 2008 (UTC)


 * keep:I am not sure how to include this service, on Wiki.
 * I would give similar references like
 * WebEx
 * GotoMyPC
 * Crossloop
 * What is the justification of keep similar entries as above. This services is build on notable Open source tools like TightVNC and SSH, it has been made very clear. Please update to let me know what exactly needs to be corrected —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lovmywiki (talk • contribs) 20:43, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Other stuff exists is not a valid reason. You must prove notability and provide appropriate citations. (I've assumed you wanted to vote keep, so I've made that clear.) --Blowdart | talk 20:49, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I've explained this to someone else who wanted to create this particular article, but I will do so again. Apparently GotoMyPC is actually located at GoToMyPC (capitalization matters). Companies that have entries here tend to be ones that are already well-known, have lots of users and are written about in the press (books, magazines, papers and reliable websites). A few of the entries you mentioned should go as well. But that's basically why this entry is up for deletion. It doesn't indicate why it is notable and it doesn't offer any reliable sources.- Mgm|(talk) 21:00, 23 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete - Avertising as per G11, non-notable as per WP:N (same reasons as indicated by Blowdart) - DustyRain (talk) 21:38, 23 November 2008 (UTC)


 * 'Comment I would confess I am not am expert in Wiki processes. But it seems like, if a company with multi million dollar budget creates self references itself it is considered valid. You are not giving any chance to content and tools that are built with day to day Open source material that are really well known. I would still strongly recommend, rather than, giving a blanket cover as Avertising, provide some concrete examples (Once in samples are still too vague) Users like me, are still not clear on what can you put here, since everything subjectively can be classified as an ad. Looks like I sure need help with writing anything here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lovmywiki (talk • contribs) 01:41, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Firstly please don't vote multiple times. Secondly please sign your comments. Wikipedia is not here to give a change to open source, or indeed closed source material, it's here to be an encyclopaedia. As such there are guidelines for what is considered for inclusion, which are available for anyone to read. Have a read of the notability guidelines. --Blowdart | talk 07:58, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Strong keep. You have entries for GoToMyPC and Logmein and other similar products. ShowMyPC is just as notable. If the entry reads too much like an advertising, perhaps it could be rewritten slightly by someone. Deleting it would be unnecessary as it's a fairly well-known product. I've seen it advertised on the London Underground, for instance. Tris2000 (talk) 11:51, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Without proof from reliable sources though it doesn't meet the criteria for inclusion. I found one mention in a blog and the rest of the google hits I got were various download sites. And yet again Other stuff exists is not a valid reason. --Blowdart | talk 12:01, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Ok based on what you said, I just looking for articles and news for ShowMyPC, do these count as reliable sources, other people talking about them, I kept finding more and more, but here is a quick list. I was planning to add these in the resources sections on the Wiki.

http://mattpenner.info/2008/06/10/showmypccom-instant-desktop-sharing-and-access-remote-pc-free/

http://www.auctioneertech.com/2008/10/showmypc-provides-free-and-easy-remote-support-and-collaboration/

http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/06/21/another-easy-to-use-remote-access-software-showmypc/

http://wordpress.com/tag/showmypc/

http://www.techwithoutwires.com/50226711/showmypc_control_your_homeoffice_computer_anywhere.php

http://www.computerrepairmaintenance.com/tag/showmypc

http://www.taodomichi.org/eng/gratis/257/condividi-il-desktop-del-tuo-pc-con-showmypc/

http://www.siteadvisor.de/sites/showmypc.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.4.97.255 (talk) 05:29, 25 November 2008 (UTC) 
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,   Sandstein   18:51, 28 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete non-notable example of a common type of software. Sources provided above are nearly all blogs, and the rest are trivial mentions.  Not one of them is a reliable source with substantive coverage that demonstrates notability. gnfnrf (talk) 21:14, 28 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete Per Gnfnrf unless someone can demonstrate why these sources are more than blog entries that anyone could have posted. (Coverage in a computer magazine would count as notability.) Chris Neville-Smith (talk) 21:44, 28 November 2008 (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.