Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shankar's Virus

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. Assertions like "This was a notable virus back in the early 2000s" need to be backed up by sources, or they will be disregarded. Sandstein 20:54, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Shankar's Virus[edit]

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Not notable as far as I can tell. Every source I can find about it is either self published (and often highly relying on this article) or a Wikipedia mirror. Suntooooth, it/he (talk/contribs) 16:35, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. Suntooooth, it/he (talk/contribs) 16:35, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Little to no coverage of this over 20 yr old virus, I can't see the need to keep the article. Sourcing is poor, even with the archived copies used. Oaktree b (talk) 19:20, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Unable to find significant coverage or reliable sources. Fails WP:SIGCOV. Anything I could find appeared to just be reposts of this article. Article itself is unreliably made, using a meme generator website as a source and containing a made up virus classification. Also claims the virus was ported to Windows 97, which doesn't even exist. Poor article at the best, troll article at the worst. StreetcarEnjoyer (talk) 21:27, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Considering all this, it's surprising the article has survived since 2008 without being deleted. Suntooooth, it/he (talk/contribs) 21:58, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep - This was a notable virus back in the early 2000s. This article should be preserved for historical purposes or maybe merged with another. Sanjev Rajaram — Preceding undated comment added 15:05, 9 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.