Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/VHS to DVD


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The result was delete. Courcelles (talk) 23:22, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

VHS to DVD

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Completely unsourced article, edging perilously close to the line dividing "encyclopedia article" from "advertisement", about a piece of software. This first came to my attention because an anonymous IP keeps trying to overwrite it with a how-to guide about all possible methods of VHS-to-DVD conversion, but while that's also inappropriate content it's not the core of the problem — the core of the problem is the lack of sourcing to demonstrate that this particular software package is notable at all. Not every piece of software that exists gets an automatic inclusion freebie on Wikipedia if proper sourcing isn't there to support it. Delete, preferably with salt so that the how-to guide doesn't come back again either. Bearcat (talk) 05:21, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete current form as blatant advertisement, masked by a general title. N Optional addition proposal to Redirect VHS after deletion ridding the promotionalism.  野狼院ひさし  u/t/c 11:41, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete. I don't see reviews in the usual places, such as PC World, PC Magazine, CNET, etc.  Most of the Google hits are just online stores or download sites.  Since the how-to guide is equally unsuitable, deletion seems like the only real choice.  These kinds of how-to guides are more suitable to wikiHow or whatever. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 20:49, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete and salt, redirect to VHS I've searched for a natural target for this, but there doesn't seem to be a real good one outside of the mention above. VHS-to-DVD services and software are a dime a dozen, and as NRP said, there are other places this can go easily rather than here.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 02:43, 27 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete, salt and redirect as I simply found nothing better for this. SwisterTwister   talk  23:51, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete - Promotional page for a commercial software product. Lacks sourcing, failing GNG. Carrite (talk) 23:41, 2 October 2015 (UTC)


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