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The result was delete. Sandstein 18:45, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
Comparison of screenshot software
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I fail to see how this passes any type of guideline let alone WP:NSOFTWARE, this seems to breach WP:OR and WP:SYNTH in my opinion. Govvy ( talk) 09:43, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. Spiderone 11:24, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
- Delete - clear case of WP:OR and WP:SYNTH Spiderone 11:25, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
- Delete due to not meeting the standards of the various guidelines that have already been cited. I'm not really sure what else to add. -- Adamant1 ( talk) 15:47, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
- Comment The categorization and grouping of software lacks any nuance between image capture, video recording, editing, and screencasting. What's the appropriate way to create ways to sort out the functionality of these in useful way. Right now the area seems very muddied. Brad Thomas Hanks ( talk) 16:39, 27 October 2020 (UTC))
- We have related comparison articles including Comparison of screencasting software. This content could be merged to related articles. Dialectric ( talk) 09:11, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
- Keep. The stand-alone list ("List of..." and "Comparison of..." articles) is a well-established article category on Wikipedia. The categories comparisons and software comparison show that this is a legitimate article form on Wikipedia. As a stand-alone list, notability, and often sourcing, can be found on the linked items' pages. If there is something that needs to be sourced on this list page, that is not a reason for deletion of the entire article. Tabulating related, notable software in a structured list format, and including documented features of that software, is not original research or wp:synth. Wikipedia:Notability (software) and Wikipedia:Software notability are essays and as such are not guidelines and do not dictate or guide content. A search of past afd's shows that this type of article has routinely been kept at afd. Dialectric ( talk) 14:39, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
- Delete per WP:GNG and WP:STANDALONE, which states the article most conform to GNG. Standalone is not a get out of jail free card for notability. It specifically states that there must be multiple reliable independent sources that provide significant coverage discussing the items as a group. Said reliable sources are unlikely to exist, because the topic is far to pedantic. Footlessmouse ( talk) 21:25, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
- What do you mean by 'pedantic'? The group has certainly received coverage, including tom's guide and lifehacker. Dialectric ( talk) 23:51, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
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