Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SLOPE/W

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 redirect to Slope stability analysis#Limit equilibrium analysis. Redirected in lieu of article improvement. Black Kite 00:41, 8 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

SLOPE/W[edit]

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I can't find significant coverage for this software. Joe Chill (talk) 23:03, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. -- Joe Chill (talk) 23:07, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. This is a slope stability analysis program sold by GEO-SLOPE International. No minimal showing of importance. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 15:10, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - it appears to be a significant program for the geo engineering. There is even detailed treatment on its use [1]. -- Whpq (talk) 18:27, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Tim Song (talk) 00:14, 23 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Defer - there is a real problem here in trying to judge notability merely by google hits. This is a well-known and well-used bit of software in a very narrow field. Yes, the article is poor, but it is not incapable of improvement - someone may like to add details of how the software works (as far as I know it is a finite element model based on soil mechanics) and some case studies. If in a year's time the article still doesn't add anything to the encyclopedia, then it could be deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brunnian (talk • contribs)
Delete If this needs a year for improvement then how about the article gets recreated in a year? WP:V says if an article can't be sourced to third parties, we shouldn't have one. Miami33139 (talk) 06:50, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - [2] is a detailed study of SLOPE/W compared to Jakobson method. [3] is one of several programs identified for comparison. This may need an expert editor, but the sources do seem to be out there to indicate that this is important software the geo engineering field. -- Whpq (talk) 17:11, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Slope stability analysis#Limit equilibrium analysis. That article section discusses this software better than this articles does. There's no need for a separate stub about the software when it can be described in context within that other article. Fences&Windows 19:15, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 00:37, 30 November 2009 (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.