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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 -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 21:31, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

List of screen capture software

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List of screen capture software (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletions. -- Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 06:53, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is not a product guide, nor the yellow pages. Both pages suffer from lack of sourcing, tend to attract excessive external links, and are basically promotion for a variety of brands, many of which are not particularly notable. >Radiant< 12:06, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am also nominating the following related pages:

List of screen recording software (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
  • Delete both, though I'll probably get accused again of being partial in a revert war over external links in pages that I haven't even edited. Such lists might be borderline useful, if there were more bluelinks, which in this case there are not. These pages aren't encyclopedic articles themselves, nor are they particularly related to any other articles, they are mere collections, and Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information applies. Femto 13:12, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete these thriving link farms of non-notable software. Wikipedia is not a mere directory of links and it is not meant to be used as a vehicle for advertising or promotion. I've tried and failed in cleaning up the external links in this list. A troublesome main actor in this dispute has stated: "Remove it if you can! I will not let you to remove external links." [1] I then attempted negotiating a compromise solution that could resolve this dispute to which the response was "No deals with you." Deletion was not my preferred path but at this point in time I feel it is the best and only solution. (Requestion 21:01, 26 February 2007 (UTC))[reply]
    • The guideline WP:SPAM#External_link_spamming says "adding external links to an article or user page for the purpose of promoting a website or a product is not allowed, and is considered to be spam." Both of these software lists serve no other purpose than to be vessels for link spam. (Requestion 17:39, 3 March 2007 (UTC))[reply]
    • It should be mentioned that the Village Pump (policy) has commented on this particular dispute. See [2] for reference. The pump archive will be deleted in two weeks so here is a brief summary: User:Urod took the "deletions of external links" dispute to the pump, several policy makers commented that WP:EL and WP:NOT#DIR are the relevant guidelines, Urod and I were both scolded, and the closing comment was "As far as I see it, this policy issue is resolved; the feud is to be taken elsewhere." (Requestion 19:52, 3 March 2007 (UTC))[reply]
  • Do Not Delete In response to the advertisement allegations: This article is not complete (see ToDo List), but is a work in progress on a dynamic subject that is difficult to define and categorize (help is welcome). This list of screen recording software should not be misinterpreted as an advertisement due to pricing, prices are included because cost is significant when evaluating software. They were removed once before from another page, and put back because some found them useful... see the Screencast Discussion page. Furthermore; it took quite a bit of time & energy to research & compile the pricing data and software links. When looking at other Comparison pages, prices apparently can be included and are helpful when comparing features and making evaluation decisions... Price data is prevalent in many other 'Comparison' articles like Comparison of video editing software & Comparison of instant messaging clients. Hopefully a 'Comparison of Screen Recording Software' article can be written soon that obsoletes some of the (price) information on this 'List' page. Please advise or help write a 'Comparison of Screen Recording Software' article (I'm not great with tables), but don't delete this work based on some editor in chief, soup-nazi mentality. Please remove the Marked for Deletion banner, 'Articles that can be improved should be edited or tagged, not nominated for deletion' Wikipedia:Deletion policy. If the article is deleted, I will find it hard to contribute my time & research to wikipedia in the future. Awildman 21:36, 26 February 2007 (UTC) - Duplicate vote: User:Awildman has cast a second vote below. (Requestion 06:06, 8 March 2007 (UTC)) My mistake, it was a comment. (Requestion 07:12, 8 March 2007 (UTC))[reply]

Talk:List_of_screen_recording_software#Pricing_Information

  • Delete, a list where everything of a kind is listed is not very encyclopedic when the only inclusion criteria is being. Second, a list of this type becomes unmaintainable after a short period of time AlfPhotoman 00:22, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete arbitrary list.-- danntm T C 04:22, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep as useful and notable information, which could not be replaced with a category because most of the software is redlinked and will never be notable enough for individual articles. Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 06:33, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Wait, this is interesting. You say that the information is notable, yet it will never have articles because it's not notable. That sounds like an oxymoron to me. Also, see WP:USEFUL. >Radiant< 10:56, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      • Dude, come on. Merging minor articles into a list is a long standing action. List of Star Trek races for one where most races are deemed not notable enough to have their own articles. I fail to see how this article is any different in these terms and I really fail to see how it's an oxymoron. Cburnett 14:23, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
        • Comment List of Star Trek races are an aspect of fiction in a notable work of fiction; they have their own guidelines. This isn't comparable. I'm not sure how you can keep an article with eternal redlinks without having it become a linkfarm. ColourBurst 15:33, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
          • I agree that the List of Star Trek races is not comparable to these two Lists of Software. The Star Trek lists have content, are informative, and they lack any promotional external links. These two lists up for AfD are different; they have no content and their sole purpose is to be promotional. I've found that keeping external links out of software lists requires a lot of diligence. The big problem here is that one user in particular has taken an oath to be disruptive when they said "Remove it if you can! I will not let you to remove external links." Unfortunately a happy medium is not possible when dealing with such individuals. (Requestion 17:29, 27 February 2007 (UTC))[reply]
            • I wrote this, but I also wrote that I am going to respect any decision of Arbitration Commitee (besides, I am neutral about removing prices). --Urod 21:54, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
              • Comment for another example, think of all the minor relatives of celebrities. Such people are rarely notable enough for their own articles, but they can be mentioned on the celebrity's article. There's a big leap between "item is notable enough for its own article" and "item is notable enough to be mentioned briefly in an article along with a bunch of other stuff that also doesn't deserve individual articles". Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 04:02, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Write new article. Yeah... Where is the article defining what screen recording/capture is ? (Forgive me if I missed the link).Although obvious to many computer users ... to the novice the distinctions can be confusing. These links could then be incorporated into that definition page ? DJbarney
  • Screen_recording redirects to Screencast and many see it as an integral part of the Podcasting Project. Also if anyone cared they'd review the Talk:Screencast pages for some history as to how this List came about. I don't see how this List can be deleted, when Lists of Software are becoming a predominate category in WP. Many are not as well developed as this one. We simply need guidance & templates as to how to create these Lists and Comparison pages properly (no one wants to see them become link-spam & propaganda). It would be a shame to delete them all! Being an IT & trying to keep track of software tools & development is one of the main reasons I use WP... I find these Lists and Comparison pages most useful. As time allows, I would prefer to continue to work on this & add stubs to wiki articles describing some of the significant software like FFMPEG and Istanbul_software, which doesn't have a page yet. I don't think it is a black & white issue (delete or keep), the Lists exist and are a necessary part of the process to create more in depth articles. There is a methodology to creating an article on a category of software like Screencasting. This is how it is evolving:
  • Define, List features and what the product is used for. Video editing software
  • Describe the process for creating a product, provide access to HOWTOs & Examples. Video editing software
  • List tools for creating a product. List_of_video_editing_software
  • Compare the tools. Comparison_of_video_editing_software
It was never the intention of this article to create a 'link-farm', rather a source of reference for organizing & defining what is Screen Recording software (similar to Video editing software) & how it can be used to create computer based Tutorials, Screencasts, Netcasts, Podcasts, CBTs... (rather hot topics), which are evolving rapidly. Unfortunately sites like tucows and freshmeat don't have collaborative wikis or the ability to categorize items the way some of the software lists have evolved on WP. So is there a recommended way to create a List of software with references and 'blue' links, short of creating a WP entry for each item? I'm still learning & some 'good' examples would help. Awildman 16:26, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. In Urod's preferred form, it's an unencyclopedic link farm, in Requestion's preferred form, a sea of red. The link farm is the more useful form, but WP is not the appropriate place for it. —David Eppstein 08:09, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep both. As Awildman states, I do believe such lists are useful to gather more information regarding different subjects. Prices could (and should?) be removed, but since it's a list of software I would suggest linking to the home pages. (On a sidenote, I've just added links to the freeware version of these programs, since I naturally thought they should be there. After reading this discussion I'm not sure I did the right thing. But I, for one, would like these links to be there) Holroy 03:41, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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