Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zhura


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The result was keep. Neıl ☎  10:11, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Zhura

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This looks like a non-notable bit of free internet-based software which was released in late 2007. The few references are to lightweight promotional articles rather than serious coverage so I don't think that it passes WP:WEB. Nick Dowling (talk) 11:12, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions.   -- ~ Eóin (talk) 23:50, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions.   -- ~ Eóin (talk) 23:52, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Zhura is relatively new, but (a) has received critical acclaim from Script Frenzy, Creative Commons, and independent screenwriters/bloggers and (b) has a number of articles coming out in trade publications over the next month. My hope is this satisfies the notability requirement, although hard for me to tell from the text at WP:WEB. The goal here was to provide detailed information on how the product works, not marketing material. We just wanted something similar to the articles describing Google Docs, Final Draft, Celtx, etc. Orion Richardson (talk)
 * According to this edit: Orion Richardson was involved in producing this software. --Nick Dowling (talk) 08:56, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Nick, you are correct - I am affiliated with Zhura, hence the interest. To help with the notability argument, I've collected some reviews we've gotten:


 * "Script Frenzy" Recommended Software
 * "Screen Magazine" Article
 * "The Metro (Boston Edition)" Article
 * Dark Pirahna's Blog and Review

In the screenwriting community, at least, our reputation and notability is good. Again, I don't know how that relates to Wikipedia notability, but wanted to alert you to it. Orion Richardson (talk)


 * Keep - at least a couple of those links seem non-trivial, and independent. -- Mark Chovain


 * Keep - The "non-notable bit of free ..." characterization, above, is specious, gratuitous, and suspect. There is active interest in the screenwriting community in applications like Zhura, Celtx, and Scripped as possible alternatives to costly perennial rivals Movie Magic, Final Draft, and Sophocles. More evidence, a recent review in noted screenwriter John Deer's weblog:

-- dkbrklyn (talk) 18:42, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
 * "SCREENWRITING 2.O" Article


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