Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Web Bot

Web Bot

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This is a scam created by two guys trying to bilk money from the gullible. It only achieved notice due to its supposed ties to the 2012 phenomenon; now that 2012 is over, it no longer needs to exist. Wikipedia is not a consumer advocate site, nor does it need to give free publicity to a scam Serendi ^podous 07:34, 19 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Websites-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 13:35, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The main purpose of an encyclopedia page is to share knowledge, which does involve an element of promotion. However, just because the article is about a product does not necessarily mean that the page is an advert. That would depend on how the page is written. From what I can see, the page isn't promotional in that sense. It explains what it is without the use of peacock terms and provides reliable sources stating its significance. Funny ^Pika! 22:39, 24 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep the article seems to meet WP:GNG, with this page from The Telegraph [1] and this from the Argentinian El Dia [2]. Also, the bot wasn't solely used for the 2012 phenomenon so I'm not sure why a merge was proposed. I think it's probably more suited to web crawler, if a merge is required. Funny ^Pika! 22:39, 24 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mediran (t • c) 10:54, 26 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The bot is covered in reliable sources, meeting WP:GNG. There seem to be conflicting concerns that it's either an advertisement or exists primarily as a consumer warning rather than an encyclopedic article, but bias can be fixed by editing. --Colapeninsula (talk) 15:40, 26 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

All the sources used are pre-2012. The question is, does this thing still have notability post-2012? Serendi ^podous 18:18, 26 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: As already pointed out, sufficient WP:RS exist to meet WP:GNG. Notability is not temporary (WP:NTEMP), so a lack of "post-2012" sources does not affect the topic's inherent notability. (I did find one news story published this month which mentions the web bot project in a non-2012 context: [3]). I also agree with Colapeninsula's comment that WP:SURMOUNTABLE problems such as a failure to maintain WP:NPOV can be fixed through ordinary editing. --Mike Agricola (talk) 23:11, 26 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]