Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/TVPaint


 * 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. Those requesting the article be retained have failed to show how it meets the requirements of WP:GNG, specifically that the topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Therefore, the article's subject is found to not be currently notable. &mdash; Coffee //  have a cup  //  beans  // 00:59, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

TVPaint

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This topic is not notable and there are not sufficient reliable sources to prove its notability. The article reads like an advertisement for TVPaint and a substantial amount of references appear to come from TVPaint's own website. A number of recent edits have come from the TVPaintDev who has not disclosed the obvious conflict of interest. As a result of this the four points upon which I am proposing its deletion are:
 * 1) Does not meet notability requirements under WP:GNG
 * 2) A severe lack of reliable sources to verify its notability
 * 3) The article reads like an advertisement for the software, rather than an encyclopedia article.
 * 4) The article has experienced a substantial amount of work carried out by someone with an undisclosed COI.

I therefore propose the article be deleted. Calvinkarpenko (talk) 05:19, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions.  sst ✈  10:32, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of France-related deletion discussions.  sst ✈  10:32, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete for now and WP:TNT at best I suppose as I found several links at News, Books, browsers and Highbeam but perhaps not enough yet. Draft and userfy if needed, SwisterTwister   talk  01:26, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 07:09, 12 January 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 08:07, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I've been able to find several reliable sources citing TVPaint as use for many notable TV shows and films, and this does look like great animation software to use. However, the lack of in-depth coverage about the software leads my vote to being a Weak Keep. I'll be happy to see if this does get in-depth coverage, however. edtiorEهեইдအီးËეεઈדוארई電子ಇអ៊ី전자ഇī 23:20, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep This is one of the few drawing programs that is currently being developed for Linux. Your comparison page for these software packages lists a whole bunch of ones that haven't released a version in years, even up to a decade.  They _were_ notable, but are not now.  It turns out this isn't the one I'm going to use, but plainly this is notable.  A cursory Google search reveals talks at film festivals, fan pages, animator groups and galleries, plugins for it, bloggers referencing it, and (the mark of success) illegal cracks.  When I come to Wikipedia, I expect to learn more than I would by just asking Google.  The page needs improvement, not deletion. 24.57.206.239 (talk) 00:31, 23 January 2016 (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.