Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Windows 9

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 Microsoft_Windows#Future_of_Windows. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:48, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Windows 9[edit]

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Hi. This stub, titled Windows 9, does not contain a single established fact from a single reliable source. (Either the source is uncontroversially unreliable or the reliable source gives no fact.) It is pure speculation and is in violation of WP:CRYSTAL. Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 06:24, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep/merge Microsoft has made statements about the future of Windows. The worst case here would be merger into a section such as Microsoft_Windows#Future_of_Windows. Deletion would just invite recreation and so it's better to manage this inevitable content. Warden (talk) 09:16, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I agree with the merger but let me be honest: I agree because it is a two step deletion. As soon as you merge the contents, someone will delete them for one of the same reasons that I stated: Lack of source, lack of reliable source or WP:CRYSTAL. In my humble opinion, the only reason this article has not yet been deleted is its very low profile. Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 13:49, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, but remove the statement "However, it is likely that the Windows brand will be retired following Windows 8, after 30 years of service" unless someone can find a reliable source revealing what Windows will be renamed. Georgia guy (talk) 12:33, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as per WP:CRYSTAL --JetBlast (talk) 14:46, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect back to Microsoft Windows. This was originally a redirect to Windows 9x, so it wasn't created out of speculation. - Josh (talk | contribs) 14:54, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete and Redirect to Windows per WP:CRYSTAL. Gamer9832 (talk) 23:25, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete and redirect to Windows. No reliable sources about it. Matthew Thompson ^{talk to me bro!} 06:41, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete or redirect/merge to Microsoft Windows#Future of Windows until more substantial details are reported. --87.78.238.3 (talk) 20:37, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete and salt as needed. We have little interest in the future, because we can wait for it. Fails both WP:GNG and WP:NOT. Unscintillating (talk) 23:45, 27 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Microsoft Windows#Future of Windows. mabdul 06:35, 28 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: the article is a pure speculation on future events, and it even says that the subject's name at the time of delivery may lack the word "Windows". Though redirecting it to Microsoft Windows#Future of Windows may look like a reasonable action from the first sight, the target section goes about Windows 8 and doesn't even contain the phrase "Windows 9", so the redirect would become immediately eligible for deletion as confusing. I strongly support WP:SALTing the name in order to prevent recreation of speculative article. — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk•track) 08:30, 28 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Microsoft Windows#Future of Windows, as it would probably most closely match the intention of someone searching for the phrase, and the article in its current form is purely speculative. wctaiwan (talk) 09:10, 29 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete and redirect to Windows. There are no reliable sources for it. --SajjadF (talk) 18:59, 29 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete and Redirect to Microsoft Windows per above. JJ98 (Talk) 21:47, 29 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete and redirect as per the above comments. ^GB86 22:00, 30 September 2012 (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.