Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Task View (Windows)

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 keep. This does not rule out a possible merger, which may be further discussed on the article's talk page. – Juliancolton | ^Talk 00:13, 13 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Task View (Windows)[edit]

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~~Single feature of a recently released product, not notable independently from Windows 10. ViperSnake151 Talk 04:29, 20 July 2015 (UTC)~~ In its current state, this article is just a brief description of the feature, followed by an unsourced original research piece documenting how many other operating systems Microsoft ripped off to create this feature. The coverage in other locations (such as a prospective Features new to Windows 10) is better-detailed. ViperSnake151 Talk 15:52, 12 August 2015 (UTC)`[reply]

Merge to Windows 10: per WP:NPRODUCT. Should be covered, but it would receive more context if merged. Esquivalience ^t 04:34, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Rewrite. Mission Control, the analogous feature in OS X, has its own article page on Wikipedia at Mission Control (OS X), so I don't see why we need to delete or merge this article. The current article is a mess though, reads more like an advertisement or user guide than an encyclopedic article, that can be taken care of with a rewrite.A.K.R. (talk) 14:04, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:09, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:09, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Single feature of a recently released product, however it's an important feature and it's a significant rework from its predecessor, so it is independently notable from Windows 10. Andy Dingley (talk) 19:00, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep An important feature of what will be inevitably a widely-used operating system. Sources are fine. §FreeRangeFrog^croak 05:45, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete or transfer to WikiBooks. The core of this article, "§ Usage", is written like a manual, violating WP:NOTMANUAL. Second person pronoun and instructional tone is used freely. The other large section, "§ Similar applications" is a collection of indiscriminate info, violating WP:IINFO. That said, I read comments by Andy Dingley and FreeRangeFrog. They have responded to ViperSnake151's nomination; but I based my verdict on the fact that the article indeed has valid ground for deletion. (Those that I explained.) So, @Andy @FreeRangeFrog: If it isn't much trouble, please study those grounds again and consider overturning their verdicts. Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 12:47, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Still keep. AfD is not cleanup (even though cleanup might be justified). Wikibooks is an odd no-mans land between Wikisource (external materials) and Wikiversity (uncontrolled lunacy), but I still can't see this fitting into any of those three. Andy Dingley (talk) 12:51, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Andy Dingley: And I didn't propose a cleanup! I proposed a deletion. Nor I am using this venue as a mean of ransoming the writer into improving the "§ Usage"; indeed the section cannot be improved. Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 14:12, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merge into Windows shell and taskbar. I have already pruned most of the article, expelling contents that grossly violated both WP:NOTHOWTO and WP:NOTBLOG – I repeat, grossly. What's left does not meet the requirements of WP:SIZERULE. Because the merger is already discussed by two other parties here, I think it is an excellent compromise. (In fact, I might consider it even if the end result is "Keep".) Besides, the notability is still in question: Out of the four sources in the article, only one addresses the subject itself. Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 09:04, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 12:11, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JAaron95 ^Talk 10:10, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note to nominator (ViperSnake151): This second relisting is your cue to take an action. You can rewrite your nomination (keeping the old version under <del>...</del>), notify related WikiProjects in their talk pages and invite their project members to participate. Of the top of my head, you can invite Indrek, Jasper Deng, Dsimic, Jeh, FleetCommand, Thumperward, Sonicdrewdriver. But, no pressure. Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 15:41, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

One thing I've noticed; we don't have a Features new to Windows 10 article yet... This would be a better location for such a summary. ViperSnake151 Talk 15:56, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If you don't have enough contents to fill such an article, Taskbar and Windows shell are still viable merger targets. Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 09:04, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment if there is enough coverage it would fall under WP:NOTABILITY the article would therefor have the right to exist. --Hoang the Hoangest (talk) 09:40, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: This topic has wide coverage in secondary sources from what I've seen. The current state of the article is irrelevant per WP:CONTN. Mdrnpndr (talk) 06:36, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep for now at least. It is clear this content should exist somewhere. A discussion is currently ongoing about a larger split of all new features in Windows 10 into its own article, which would be the natural place for this to merge into. It makes little sense to merge this into Windows 10 and then split it off. This is extra work, and likely to result in the loss of some content (since the appropriate amount of weight at Windows 10 is less than the appropriate amount of weight at Features new to Windows 10). Pending the result of this discussion, we should keep this. ~ Rob^Talk 07:08, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: My argument has been updated to meet the current state of the article. ViperSnake151 Talk 15:52, 12 August 2015 (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.