Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Synapsen

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. - Mailer Diablo 22:05, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Synapsen

This is a procedural relisting, as the page was deleted by WP:PROD once, then re-created, then incorrectly speedied as a WP:CSD#G4 (which doesn't apply), re-created again and WP:PRODded again. The five days are up, but deletion does not follow the WP:PROD guidelines, so let's try a definite decision here. Original concern was "This article reads like an advertisement." (basically in both of the prods). Delete.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kusma (talk • contribs) 15:13, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. It says Synapsen is "easy to use", which is a sign of POV/ad qualities. If this is kept on notability grounds, tag with {{advert}}. TrackerTV (CW|Castform|Green Valley) 23:07, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

• Do not delete this article, because it is a good hint to a seldom qnd unique software tool, which otherwise is hard to find. It is not an advertisement! If you like you may delete the phrase "easy to use".—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 90.0.106.86 (talk • contribs) 12:19, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
  • If it is "hard to find", that could be used as evidence that it does not meet WP:SOFTWARE or WP:V. I get rather few Google hits. Kusma (討論) 12:32, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
  • I rewrote the article, so that the word "easy" is not necessary any more. The software has a very strong conceptual background and deep roots in the humanities -- see Luhmanns w:de:Zettelkasten). Who tags it as advertisement overlooks this. If this entry is deleted, Wikipedia administration would bite the hand that feeds it.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.5.229.226 (talk • contribs)
  • Pls. keep it: it is hard to find and extremely useful software, although shareware and not freeware: excellent and deserving more diffusion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.136.159.20 (talk • contribs)

 AFD relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
 Please add new discussions below this notice. Thanks, Deville (Talk) 17:21, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete No evidence or assertion of meeting any of the tests at WP:SOFTWARE. GRBerry 01:51, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete I've downloaded the manual and have some idea of what this software does. Seems like it might (or might not) be a very useful tool for people with large projects that depend on connecting preexisting literature with their own ideas. But an encyclopedia isn't about things that deserve diffusion or should be used or would help people in their work. It's about things that have already received notability or are already being used to help a lot of people in their work. Also, the creator's webpage http://www.verzetteln.de/synapsen/synapsen_e.html says "See also synapsen's entry at WikiPedia" confirming people's impression that the article is being used as an ad. Flying Jazz 02:28, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

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.