Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Leetcode

Leetcode

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By IP: I suggest this article be nominated for AfD since it does not show why this website is notable. The only reliable source here is the Business Insider article, which is not enough. 93.72.49.123 (talk) 22:59, 8 August 2023 (UTC) NotAGenious (talk) 13:27, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Internet, Software, and Websites. NotAGenious (talk) 13:29, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Inviting @93.72.49.123: to join the discussion. NotAGenious (talk) 13:34, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Practical note: this is actually a second nomination, it was previously deleted under the name "LeetCode" in 2016. If this article is kept this time, the article should be moved to LeetCode, which currently exists as a redirect but was previously deleted. Now, to notability: Sourcing looks worse than I assumed it would. Part of the issue here is that LeetCode is ubiquitous in tech blogs and online discussions, so there are many passing mentions: 500+ hits on Google Scholar, dozens on Google Books, etc. that make finding significant coverage challenging. There has been comparatively little coverage in the mainstream or business press (e.g. see the paragraph description of the product in the New York Times). There are articles like this one from Yicai Global that seems to me to meet WP:NPRODUCT, which is published by a subsidiary of Shanghai Media Group which would be unreliable for politics but may be reliable for business news (inferring from WP:RSP). Suriname0 (talk) 16:40, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - this is a well-known site which should have enough support from the current references and others available online such as https://www.dice.com/career-advice/coding-and-whiteboard-job-interviews-how-to-prepare. - Indefensible (talk) 17:17, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- Dice.com is a commercial website. I do not see any editorial guidelines and there is no indication of editorial oversight. While it is possible to use it for citing content, it would not be considered reliable to establish notability. --CNMall41 (talk) 07:19, 11 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm not sure a single paragraph is enough to establish notability. 93.72.49.123 (talk) 08:14, 11 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  That was just an example. Please do a search on Google Scholar for LeetCode: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=leetcode. I find it difficult to believe the subject would not meet on notability. - Indefensible (talk) 15:04, 11 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Finding it difficult to believe is not an argument for AfD. We present our opinions based on guidelines and policies. --CNMall41 (talk) 20:48, 11 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

So to clarify, have you actually reviewed all 500+ results on Google Scholar? - Indefensible (talk) 22:06, 11 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

To clarify, I have not. Am I required to? You presented an argument that Google Scholar contains the in-depth coverage required by WP:ORGCRIT (a guideline you called "imperfect"). It would be on you to present which specific Google Scholar articles meet that guideline. Your argument would be similar to me telling someone "check Google." --CNMall41 (talk) 22:29, 11 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Companies, Products, and Computing. Suriname0 (talk) 18:11, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - References on the page and those I found in a search did not meet WP:ORGCRIT. --CNMall41 (talk) 07:20, 11 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep - The company fails WP:NCORP; I was unable to find any in-depth coverage of the company at all. Is the product/site notable? I was only able to find some non-reliable blog reviews (e.g. 1, 2), but I'm also not aware of any site with editorial oversight that writes traditional "reviews" for sites/products like this. Instead, I notice a number of informal discussions of the product "where author describes personal opinions and experiences" in books from publishers like Wiley and Springer Nature (Apress). The two books cited plus the coverage in the New York Times and Business Insider together comprise significant coverage of the product and its use to meet WP:NCORP. None of the individual sources comprises more than a few paragraphs (and in the case of the academic sources usually 1-2 sentences); I would love to see someone uncover a source that discusses LeetCode in more depth relative to its many competitors. Suriname0 (talk) 22:12, 11 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]