Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Service in Informatics and Analysis
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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Pastor Theo (talk | contribs) at 00:53, 28 January 2009 (→Service in Informatics and Analysis: Non-admin closure, WP:SNOW (my apologies if I am doing this wrong - it is my first try)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.Revision as of 00:53, 28 January 2009 by Pastor Theo (talk | contribs) (→Service in Informatics and Analysis: Non-admin closure, WP:SNOW (my apologies if I am doing this wrong - it is my first try))
- 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 as per WP:SNOW. Non-admin closure. Pastor Theo (talk) 00:53, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete no indication that this company meets WP:CORP. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 20:12, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Delete: Spam. Schuym1 (talk) 23:26, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- How could it be spam if it's about a company that no longer exists? Michael Hardy (talk) 01:07, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Because it is promoting the site at the bottom. The creator's username is SIA6600. Schuym1 (talk) 01:10, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Even then, it was simply referring to a ex-employees group - it could hardly be regarded as spam for the company. - Bilby (talk) 13:53, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Because it is promoting the site at the bottom. The creator's username is SIA6600. Schuym1 (talk) 01:10, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- How could it be spam if it's about a company that no longer exists? Michael Hardy (talk) 01:07, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have removed the reference to the SIA People groups website, sorry if this was the offending item. SIA6600 (talk) 12:16, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep It will take a bit of work to establish this in the article, but a quick search of Google Books comes up with a number of potential reliable sources, many of which are from journals in the late 60's and 70's. If nothing else, they had the most powerful computer in the UK in 1968, and this got them some attention. (I've added one reference so far on this issue). The problem is that these journals (due to age) are unlikly to be scanned into the electronic databases, so it will take some work to track down physical copies. - Bilby (talk) 13:53, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep in agreement with User:Bilby. If reliable sources are available, it is now a matter of WP:CLEANUP to address any issues with content or style. Deletion will not be required if improving the article will improve Wiki. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 21:47, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. Just by looking at the snippets displayed by those Google Books results notability is clear. Phil Bridger (talk) 22:12, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- !Vote changed to keep: Per reliable sources found. Schuym1 (talk) 22:14, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep Though I never worked for the company I knew several people that did and I visited their offices in London several times. All of the information on the page that I know about seems to be correct.
- Keep Here are three references to Software Packages which were available at SIA in the 70's and 80's:
Offshore/Marine Job Control (front cover only, company addresses on second page) DYNRISER Leaflet OSCAR Leaflet
SIA6600 (talk) 23:47, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep: In addition to the Google Books reference above, see also "Services in Informatics and Analysis", "SIA Computer Services" and "SIA Limited", and I did work for them in the mid-70s. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.233.80.122 (talk) 23:53, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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