Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/TagTeam (software)


 * 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 Userfy. (non-admin closure) Winged Blades of Godric On leave 07:49, 29 September 2017 (UTC)

TagTeam (software)

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Seemingly NN open source product, created by apparent WP:COI editor. No assertion of importance. Failed Prod when creator objected. Toddst1 (talk) 22:21, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. North America1000 19:43, 22 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete Userfy. The deprod claims the software has unique features and is useful, or that knowledge of it is useful. That doesn't make it notable. Mduvekot (talk) 23:47, 22 September 2017 (UTC) Update: creator has requested userfication. The subject may become notable once it receives more coverage in RS. Mduvekot (talk) 11:41, 24 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Response. I'm sorry and embarrassed that I didn't understand the notability and COI rules as well as I should have. I am Peter Suber, and I direct the TagTeam development effort. I'm disclosing my name and involvement to show that I'm not trying to hide anything. I defer to the Wikipedia rules and thank you for your patience. I was only trying to write a valid article about a valid tool, and improve Wikipedia.
 * The draft article included links to two independent web sites recognizing TagTeam and properly classifying it according to its functions. I thought two would be enough. But in discussing this with some more knowledgeable friends, I realize that two are not enough. In light of that, I accept that it was premature to put this forward.
 * For background: There's an unfortunate chicken-egg problem here. For several years after the software development began, TagTeam was too immature to publicize, even if it was mature enough for me and many others to use in public work. Without publicity, or the systematic recruitment of new users, few people knew about it, which is why no one wrote about it. Through word of mouth, TagTeam has attracted 391 separate research projects, nearly all of them independent of me, the TagTeam developers, and Harvard. Now that it's mature enough to publicize, it's still much less well-known than weaker tools in the same category, including weaker tools with Wikipedia entries. Among other things, I was hoping the Wikipedia article could help spread basic factual information about it.
 * I ask that my existing draft be moved to my user sandbox, where I can continue to revise it, and add more independent discussions of TagTeam as they appear. I'm told that I shouldn't move it myself, but request that a Wikipedia editor "userfy" the current draft. Argonfulcrum (talk) 21:26, 23 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Userfy per the article creator's request herein. North America1000 19:30, 28 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Userfy per author's request.L3X1 (distænt write)  03:03, 29 September 2017 (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.