Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Svnwiki


 * 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. -- Cirt (talk) 03:37, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Svnwiki

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Non-notable software. Fails WP:V. Zero reliable sources/non-trivial mentions --AbsolutDan (talk) 22:26, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. Certainly less notable than other articles that have been deleted. However, I don't see how deleting this article improves Wikipedia. -- Dandv ( talk &#124; contribs ) 05:10, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment Any policy or guideline you'd like to base your "keep" opinion on? --AbsolutDan (talk) 00:13, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 01:13, 7 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete Unfortunately, it appears to fail the General notability guidelines: I can't turn up any reliable non-trivial 3rd party coverage of it. Qrsdogg (talk) 16:54, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:00, 13 June 2011 (UTC)



This is a prime example of a software page that is useful but fails the (currently flawed) wikipedia guidelines for notability as applied to software. Wikipedia will be diminished in its usefulness to the software community by removing this article, merely because the software author has failed to solicit third party reviews. I consider it a strong example of why the wikipedia notability criteria needs to be amended for free software. Dlw20070716 (talk) 23:58, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. User Dlw20070716 has posted a similar rationale in several deletion discussions. That a software is "free" is not a good reason to include it in Wikipedia. A lot of money is made by companies selling support for otherwise free software, see Red Hat for example. Making Wikipedia an outlet for free advertising of such software is not seeing the forest for the trees. Wikipedia will be swamped by all the wannabes if we do that. FuFoFuEd (talk) 14:38, 14 June 2011 (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.