Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Turn Off the Lights (extension)

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. RL0919 (talk) 12:41, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Turn Off the Lights (extension)[edit]

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It fails GNG, as just another trivial item in the sea of browser extensions. It is a trap for WP:PROMO WP:NOTDIR WP:NOTMANUAL WP:LINKFARM. — Smuckola (talk) 11:20, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2024 January 6. —^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 11:38, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Internet and Software. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 11:48, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 12:11, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note - The article is currently redirected, to a target that doesn't mention the subject, and without an AFD tag. While I certainly see the merits of this nomination, none of what I outlined should be the the set up for the duration of its AFD. Sergecross73 msg me 17:49, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Sergecross73: I'm confused about what to do and why you didnt do it. Should this redirect be reverted back to article form and filed at AfD? Can Twinkle add the notice to an existing one? I've used Twinkle on subsequent filings. Thanks! — Smuckola (talk) 20:03, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You should restore the article for the duration of the AFD and add the AFD tag to it. I didn't do it myself because I already saw quite a bit back and forth on redirecting the article in its page history. I don't actually use Twinkle so I'm not sure how it handles this sort of thing. Sergecross73 msg me 20:14, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Sergecross73: Ok, done. How's that? Wikipedia's typical usability rating of 2/10 plummets to -40/10 with anything involving deletion or countless other basic tasks. And does it warrant you lodging a vote since you said you see the merit? Just checking! — Smuckola (talk) 22:10, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that looks right, thank you. Sergecross73 msg me 14:13, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Does not have significant coverage and I am unable to find any reliable secondary sources. Appears to be promotional. The only reference is from a somewhat-obscure awards show that doesn't have its own Wikipedia page. The article is full of chunks of edits from IP editors (62% of edits) whose only contributions are to this article which makes me think there is something suspicious going on with it. --StreetcarEnjoyer (talk) 01:38, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - I can't find the sources for it to meet the WP:GNG, and I don't think it's particularly likely to think they exist. It appears to just be a free web extension that alters the lighting when watching YouTube videos in windowed mode? No offense, I'm sure it's a fine product...but I don't see it inspiring much commentary from publications. Sergecross73 msg me 14:13, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Sergecross73: Correct, that's what it is. The most generic feature any computer ever had, which was immediately adopted by every operating system and major website as "night mode". — Smuckola (talk) 21:58, 7 January 2024 (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.