Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Weather Star XL

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 no consensus. (WP:NPASR). (Non-administrator closure) NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 02:12, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Weather Star XL[edit]

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Insufficient significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources to establish notability of the subject. Agyle (talk) 03:41, 20 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. Some independent sources to consider (none have full open online access):

Dickson, Glen (1997-03-24). "Weather Channel intros Weather Star XL; headend equipment will upgrade local forecasts, allow for real-time 3-D animation. (satellite receiver/graphic workstation unit)". Broadcasting & Cable.

Broadcasting & Cable, Volume 127, Issues 41-52. Cahners Publishing Company. 1997. p. 71. Last March, The Weather Channel introduced a new headend unit, Weather Star XL that is an integrated satellite receiver and graphic workstation that allows for real-time, 3-D animation during local forecasts. The addressable box in Weather Star XL gives operators the ability to show the local forecast in the lower one-third of the TV screen while still broadcasting national weather reports live. The enhancements are another way to offer viewers a ...

Meister, Mark (2001). "Meteorology and the rhetoric of nature's cultural display". Quarterly Journal of Speech. 87 (4): 415–428. doi:10.1080/00335630109384349. ISSN 0033-5630. Although the atmosphere of the earth primarily 'moves' because of pressure gradients, TWC technology makes witnessing these movements possible. In 1997, TWC introduced 'Weather Star XL' to its viewers. This 'satellite receiver/graphic workstation' generates real-time 3-D animation which allows TWC the capacity to instantly upgrade national and local forecasts (Burgi, 1995b). (Don't have full access to article.)

Burgi, Michael (1995-06-19). "Weathering Heights". MediaWeek. Vol. 5, no. 25. p. 16. (Presumably the article referenced above).

América economía – Volumes 161-173 (in Spanish). s.n. 1999. TWC ha llevado "un paso más allá" su tecnología Weather Star XL, que le permite ofrecer pronósticos locales diferenciados por país dentro de una misma señal satelital, dice Wendy Ka-..." Translation: "TWC has taken 'a step further' Weather Star XL technology, allowing it to offer local forecasts differentiated by country within a satellite signal, says Wendy Ka-...

RNT, Issues 221-228 (in Portuguese). Telepress Assessoria de Comunicações. 1998. p. 96. A Max Films é responsável pela distribuição da versão brasileira do Weather Channel. Criado em Atlanta há 15 anos, o TWC/Canal do Tempo distribui sua programação para 99% das operadoras norte-americanas e tem mais de 85 milhões de assinantes no mundo. O canal utiliza o sistema The Weather Star XL (Satellite Transponder Addressable Receiver). O sistema exclusivo, desenvolvido em conjunto com a Canal do Tempo fechou ..." Translation: "The Max Films is responsible for the distribution of the Brazilian version of the Weather Channel. Created in Atlanta for 15 years, the TWC / Weather Channel distributes its programming to 99% of U.S. carriers and has over 85 million subscribers worldwide. The channel uses The Weather Star XL (Satellite Transponder Addressable Receiver) system. The unique system, developed in conjunction with the Weather Channel closed ...

--Agyle (talk) 04:46, 20 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep for now I'm not expressing any opinion as to whether the action was right or wrong but Agyle has recently more than halved the length of the article, at least that's by my calculation. Additionally another user had previously suggested a merge to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WeatherStar . It might be good to let the merge proposal be considered and to give other editors time to respond to the deletions. Gregkaye (talk) 10:11, 20 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I deleted material while assessing the sources cited, and it did not contain reliable sources. However, a pre-deletion version is here, and any version can be considered; the subject's notability is unrelated to the article's content.

The merge proposal, dealing with a group of articles, was made in response to AfD nominations that were themselves going on concurrently. Perhaps you're right about awaiting an outcome of the merge proposal, but they can take months to resolve, and merging is an option here for people who disagree with keeping or deleting the article. Agyle (talk) 15:44, 20 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:12, 20 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:12, 20 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:12, 20 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment @Agyle - I put up the merge proposal long before most of the AfDs were created. The only article that was proposed for deletion at the time was Weather Star 4000. MikeM2011 (talk) 17:02, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 05:23, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, czar ♔ 14:36, 8 July 2014 (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.