Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Snake Projection

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The result was keep. Killiondude (talk) 06:57, 12 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Snake Projection[edit]

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Non notable invention that should stay in local papers. Overt attempt to use Wikipedia to promote it. The concept was "created" by non nitable professor and when I tagged the article his name was removed and replaced with unrelated reference which didn't mention the invention. –Ammarpad (talk) 00:07, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The article was edited in response and to address your criticisms regarding notability and advertising. In response, the inventor's name removed as (and as you appear to agree) it's not notable and a further independent reference was added to prove the notability of the projection itself; furthermore a link to the company offering related services was also removed. The page is not an overt advert as the map projection algorithm is in the public domain (see first reference: an academic journal article); the article text itself is factual and fully referenced. Regarding notability, at minimum the Snake map projection is being used for the HS2 London-Birmingham rail route, which is one of the largest infrastructure projects in Europe; and also used on nearly all other UK mainline rail routes. Attempts are being made to enhance the article, constructive criticism is always welcome. Turner537 (talk) 07:54, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Granted the page may still need work and further detail - however the page does describe a relatively new map projection which has an algorithm published in a respected academic journal (which has been cited in the article) and is notable by it's use on several major national infrastructure projects in the UK. There are also reputable secondary sources which both describe and refer to the use of the Snake Projection, and at least two of these have been cited in the article. Turner537 (talk) 20:05, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Got to agree with Turner537; the references seem to show sufficient uptake to make this a thing. As the article stands at this point, I don't see any issues with either notability (not great but sufficient) or promotional intent. - BTW, the article sure could use an illustration. --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 12:53, 7 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.