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Simple file verification

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The coverage (references, external links, etc.) does not seem sufficient to justify this article passing Wikipedia:General notability guideline requirement nor the more detailed Wikipedia:Notability (software) supplementary essay. WP:BEFORE did not reveal any significant coverage on Gnews, Gbooks or Gscholar, this file format exists but I am not seeing any WP:SIGCOV or otherwise claims of significance. Can anyone rescue this? Is there something salvageable here? Otherwise, at best, a redirect to List of file formats might be the least destructive option. - alas, as far as I can tell, that article doesn't even mention .sfv, and neither does the List of filename extensions (S–Z), which really doesn't bode well here... _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:57, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:57, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. ☢️ Radioactive 🎃 (talk) 08:13, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 12:28, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

• Delete Does not pass the General notability guideline. --KonsTomasz (talk) 08:20, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
• Trim and Merge to Warez scene, the only article that links to it in earnest. The bunch of "what a checksum is" should be removed, leaving just the example and a concise description of format. Recommend using citations "DancesWithGrues" brought up in talk page.--Artoria2e5 🌉 14:45, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 14:22, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

• weak Trim and merge per Artoria2e5/Artoria providing I'm not doing it. I was trying to think of a use case involving fixed length files and couldn't find one and otherwise would have !voted delete or simply not taken any interest, but I am just able persuaded by the trim and merge. If redirected to Important "Simple File Verification (SVF) mentioned on the target. Thankyou. Djm-leighpark (talk) 11:10, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
• Weak keep but i'd also be happy to see a merge result. This book appears to have coverage over three pages, just enough to write a meaningful article. SpinningSpark 17:09, 23 August 2021 (UTC)