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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 Delete ViridaeTalk 03:34, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

4.2.2.2

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An article on an IP address that happens to be the current home of a DNS server operated by a notable company. Notability is not associative and I'm doubly sure that's the case here - there is nothing special about this server itself; all this article says is that this DNS server acts like any other out there. Awyong J. M. Salleh 03:39, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply] 

C:\>ping 4.2.2.2

Pinging 4.2.2.2 with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 4.2.2.2:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
    • My point is: Other countries/networks/regions will have their own super-fast DNS servers that the local network gurus swear by. If we're going to have an article on all of these, we're going to end up with thousands, if not tens of thousands, of articles which say nothing much more than "1.2.3.4 is a fast DNS server". Being a fast server is not an assertion of notability, even if your only job is to serve DNS to millions of people. Awyong J. M. Salleh 13:09, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • That handout demonstrates nothing. 4.2.2.2 is used as an example therein, nothing more. Another example in that handout is 64.64.120.40. They are both only examples. You'll find that the difficulty that you have experienced in sourcing the statement that 4.2.2.2 is primarily used to check Internet connections is directly caused by the fact that that statement is false. ☺ Uncle G 17:27, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete Two borderline-trivial mentions do not establish whether this IP address is in common use among IT professionals. Besides, Wikipedia is not a how-to guide -- RoninBK T C 11:01, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete There are no non-trivial articles about this IP address. There are probably many other IP addresses with more google juice than this one. Some of the facts asserted in the article seem to be WP:OR, speculation, and personal opinion that isn't supported by the cited references. Also, being used as a test by a non-notable virus can not make the IP notable. If some non-trivial evidence can be found that 4.2.2.2 is common amongst computer support professionals, maybe it could be a sub-section of the ping article. If there is an article about the trivial virus, then maybe 4.2.2.2 should be a sub-section therein. --JJLatWiki 17:12, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete as trivia -- Whpq 17:30, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Keep The article should by all means be deleted, but I have to say that last week I would have KILLED to know about this server. It would be nice if this information could stay in Wikipedia somewhere. I looked into adding it to the DNS article, but there really isn't a place for it, there. --Mdwyer 18:47, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete WP:OR and nn vanity. D Mac Con Uladh 21:09, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete a single DNS is not notable absent much better sourcing.-- danntm T C 22:35, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hey cool, I use that IP--I mean, delete. I've used that one before on a computer, friends gave me it for it's speed. Notable for me, not for Wikipedia. Delete. - Denny 06:08, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep because otherwise I would have had no idea what 4.2.2.2 was for. I googled it and this was the only useful link. 25th February 2007 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 90.196.92.110 (talk) 16:35, 25 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]
    • The first page of results is filled with irrelevant mentions of 4.2.2.2 as section number in reports, etc. Try 4.2.2.2 dns for a more relevant search. (Yes, that means even if this article is deleted you can always find the same info elsewhere.) Awyong J. M. Salleh 17:50, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge/redirect to ping. If more "notable" ping targets come up then there could eventually be an article on them, but for now just add a section to Ping. —Quarl (talk) 2007-02-26 09:14Z
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