Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Urchin SCM


 * 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. –  Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 21:23, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Urchin SCM

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This free software project is non-notable: it hasn't received any notice from or coverage in reliable sources, so it's impossible to write an encyclopedic article about it. Prod was declined by the article's creator, likely also the author of the software. Υπογράφω (talk) 16:59, 11 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Please explain what is meant by "Prod was declined by the article's creator". I have actively monitored the article and edited it to address all of the issues raised including a disclosure of my interest in this subject. Martin Halliday 17:22, 11 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment: This means that somebody tagged the article for deletion using the "PROD" procedure and that you removed this tag. Once a PROD tag has been removed (and everybody can remove such a tag, including the article creator) it cannot be reinstated. As you did not include a single reference with your article, Υπογράφω apparently decided to open a deletion discussion. --Randykitty (talk) 19:11, 11 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete. The article does not have a single reference (apart from a link to the source code on github) and a Google search does not produce any hits beyond WP itself. Does not meet WP:GNG. --Randykitty (talk) 19:11, 11 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. Randykitty (talk) 19:11, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

not sure how big this number needs to be before this is considered notable enough to be included on WP. From the great feedback I received, I know that lots of people are enjoying the benefits of using this software and I expect this popularity to continue. Martin Halliday 19:59, 11 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I added three more references. You can see from the NuGet stats that about 850 people have downloaded the Urchin Client software. I am
 * Comment: The number of downloads doesn't matter much if at all. What matters is if the software has been noted, in the sense that reliable sources independent of the subject have written about it in depth. The "references" that you added are just listings and do not contribute to notability at all. --Randykitty (talk) 08:38, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment: If these are the criteria then I agree that it does not belong here. Go ahead and delete it. Martin Halliday 21:37, 13 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete. Does not meet WP:GNG. I would almost venture out to say this is just advertisement, but its open sourced, so I guess I can't say that.  { MordeKyle }  &#9762; 20:18, 11 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Oh, you can say it. Pecuniary motives are not the only reason that people try to advertise something. We have people pushing anything from fringe science to religion to political views to their favorite garage band, so why not a free software package that they have created... I originally looked at it to see whether speedy deletion as spam (G11) applied, but I don't think it's really very promotional enough for that. --Randykitty (talk) 08:38, 12 January 2017 (UTC)


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