Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Winworld

Winworld was proposed for deletion. This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was a failure to reach concensus. I count: 2 keep (though both are flagged as possible sockpuppets) 3 redirect 6 delete (one flagged as anonymous) Regardless of whether the you count the flagged votes (5 to 6) or not (3 to 5), the discussion did not reach the necessary concensus to delete. For now, the article (now a redirect) is kept. Rossami 21:43, 28 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Ad for a site. 18 Google hits for WinWorld Abandonware -site:winworldabw.com -site:fishnet3000.net. Looks minor to me, delete -- Chris 73 | Talk 06:44, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC) This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like other '/delete' pages is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion or on the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.
 * Delete. The topic however is becoming increasingly hot as "no further support" for many companies simply means that the download links mysteriously disappear (remember people desperately searching for older versions of Novell NetWare Client suddenly not available any more?). So there should be a section in Abandonware which covers legal aspects of older "serious" software and provides links to repositories/museums, or even a separate article for non-supported (phased-out) Operating Systems and Applications. --Palapala 07:46, 2004 Jul 22 (UTC)
 * Keep. As the past user said, the topic is very hot, and WinWorld is quickly raising in rank. WinWorld is a repository/museum, did you click on the link?--Surfinshell23 07:56, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete; this site could / should be an external link in a relevant article. Wikipedia is not a website directory. Ianb 09:15, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. WinWorld is providing a excellent service to the public, as well a great forum community. -- DuffDude650
 * comment: users Surfinshell23 and DuffDude650: are you in any way connected with this site? I notice the only contributions from you both are the votes here. Ianb 13:14, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. WinWorld may be providing an excellent service for the community, but that doesn't make it notable. Would you expect to find your local mom-and-pop convenience store in an encyclopedia? - Kenwarren 13:47, Jul 22, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: Add a reference to this service to Abandonware.  (My dog provides an excellent pet service to me.) Geogre 14:02, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Reponse: This is not an entry to a website directory; this is an article that contains a weblink. Ianb, I had never seen the reason to register in my many years useage of Wikipedia. George, I don't totally see the connection there.--Surfinshell23 15:40, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Reduce content and merge the remainder with Abandonware and make this a redirect to Abandonware. If WinWorld is a very important site, then some people might enter "winworld" and will then find more information that they might like to know. If no-one ever uses the redirect, no harm is done. Generally a single website should not have its own article. Websites should normally be linked to articles for which they provide useful auxiliary information. Jallan 17:31, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Agree. Took the liberty of doing so.  Article is now a redirect.  Keep harmless redirect. Rossami 21:24, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Thank you. A link on the Abandonware page may be even more visibility for the site. Surfinshell23 01:41, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Sorry, Wikipedia isn't the place to get more visibility for your site. I took the link off the page. Rhobite 04:18, Jul 23, 2004 (UTC)
 * That someone is pleased that his or her website is linked to an article in Wikipedia is not a reason to remove a link. If it were, we would be removing almost all external links as presumably most creators of websites are pleased when linked to. The only question should be whether a link provides extra value for the readers of the article. I think this site does give reasonable extra value to readers of the article. Jallan 23:12, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * I vote to keep the redirect, and merge the links from the original article into the abandonware article. --ssd 16:46, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Also, I suspect we may have sockpuppets at work here (Surfinshell23 and DuffDude650), similar to the previous VfD.