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


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The result was   no consensus. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:27, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

Softpedia
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Has no independent third-party reliable sources, and I couldn't find any by myself. There is no way we can write an article on this organization without sources. The only indicator for notability is Alexa's rating, which is a violation of WP:GOOGLEHITS.

WP:GNG requires sources that talk about Softpedia itself, and I couldn't find any:
 * in google books stuff like "download this software in (Softpedia's URL) or "Name of article, news.softpedia.com/article".
 * in Google News, articles published in Softpedia's own website, or stuff like "Softpedia reported" . Enric Naval (talk) 12:18, 11 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete and don't come up with the same can-be-sourced-arguments again. Hasn't been since 2007, won't be done, and if Enric can't find anything, it probably means it can't be done. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 13:04, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Oddball one. But whatever we decide won't involve the use of the "delete" button.  Sure, it's not notable so it can't have its own article, but a top 500 website is a plausible search term so it can't be a redlink.  Therefore the answer probably ought to involve a redirect or merge somewhere, but I'm blessed if I can think where, at the moment.— S Marshall  T/C 15:44, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep but cut out all the unsourced fluff. LWG I done wrong? Let me know! 18:32, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Websites-related deletion discussions.  -- &mdash;innotata 21:36, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - No sources means no dice, especially since it's been about 3 years with no sources.—  Dæ dαlus + Contribs 05:16, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Don't care but there are sources to draw on eg these news sources and thes books. This news item discusses the distribution of a particular malware, listing Softpedia as one of the sites distributing it. Clearly the quality of these sources isn't the best, but they just as clearly do exist. LeadSongDog come howl!  02:28, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
 * As I commented in my nomination, these sources are not about softpedia, they give zero information about softpedia itself, and many times they simply point to resources hosted in softpedia. Now, if someone could point to specific sources that dealt with Softpedia itself.... --Enric Naval (talk) 21:22, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

keep- typical overzealous wikipedia delete everything in sight. Its a real, valid site which is fairly prominent on the internet. Ranks very high in google searches.--90.217.99.8 (talk) 14:58, 18 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep it is mentioned in the mainstream business newspapers in Romania (like Ziarul Financiar): , describing what kind of enterprise it its, when it was esablished, where its income comes from, it's income in year 2009, etc. —  Ark25  (talk) 17:59, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I added those sources. Still sort of unconvinced, but, meh. --Enric Naval (talk) 11:28, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, L Faraone  03:25, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Delete In case that my saying can count.
 * Sorry, I am not sure if I am allowed to post here. Here are a few sources but I'm not certain if they are according with Wikipedia requirements? They show that some software distributed through softpedia (and others) have malware.
 * http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20006502-245.html
 * http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security-threats/2010/06/02/free-mac-apps-cause-high-risk-spyware-installation-40089100/
 * http://www.zdnet.com/news/free-apps-install-spyware-on-macs/429788
 * http://www.macworld.com/article/151667/2010/06/mac_shareware_spyware.html
 * http://www.liquida.com/page/7350162/
 * http://www.liquida.com/page/7309357/
 * KeepInternetSafe&amp;Clean (talk) 04:58, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Saying that a website contains malware is not a relevant delete argument. NotARealWord (talk) 15:34, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
 *  Note: KeepInternetSafe&amp;Clean has been blocked indefinitely for disruptive editing. L Faraone  17:57, 20 December 2010 (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.