Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/TestDisk


 * 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   keep. Found this link on PC Magazine online website, which appears to verify Karnesky's argument. --PeaceNT (talk) 03:34, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

TestDisk

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Non-notable software. I was not able to find any reviews or significant coverage by secondary sources. Aside from first two paragraphs, the rest of the article is written like an advertisement. Prod declined by a user who bears the name of the software's author, possible WP:COI issue here. Ham Pastrami (talk) 19:14, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

Cgrenier (talk) 21:32, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I, Christophe Grenier, is the main software author, I have created a user page on wikipedia to make it clearer. I don't deny a possible WP:COI but the history of the article shows it has been edited by other people. The article contains a link to TestDisk & PhotoRec in the News that lists more than 20 reviews of the software.
 * I cannot find a single one that comes from a verifiable source. -- neon white talk 21:38, 27 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  22:54, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Advice is welcome. In its present form, what information still need to be validated by a verifiable source ?-- Cgrenier (talk) 12:31, 28 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep as it is notable software that is included by many linux distros & per the sources that have been added to the article. Google news lists many other articles that could be cited and google books shows that it is described in many books.  --Karnesky (talk) 01:09, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
 * It was also listed in a "best of the web" box in PC Magazine in June 2007. --Karnesky (talk) 01:47, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep as it is extremely useful for users like me who use wikipedia to find the names of software in a certain category, such as disk-recovery. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.73.21.22 (talk) 08:53, 2 August 2008 (UTC)


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