Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mitr

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. It's clear that the few sources that have been given are not reliable enough to establish notability. Additionally, I would like to advise Pacificleo to read over the conflict of interest policy. (X! · talk) · @760 · 17:13, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mitr

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Apparently minor ~~and three-month-old~~ mobile phone development platform. No assertion of notability beyond reprints of press releases. (Was prodded for four days until an editor unprodded it for linking to an essay on software notability instead of just WP:N.) McGeddon (talk) 10:43, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I'm not sure about notability as I don't live in India. However, it should be noted that the software is not three months old. It was released in October 2008. Also, the essay in question that was linked to is widely rejected by the community if you look at the RfC on the talk page. Consider redirecting/merging to Spicelabs India as it is mentioned in the citations on this page. (needs an expert from WikiProject India).ηoian ‡orever ηew ‡rontiers 00:50, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, my mistake, still getting used to the new year. I'd only linked to the essay for clarity (a couple of days before the RfC you mention started); the article still falls short of the basic "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject" requirements of WP:N. --McGeddon (talk) 11:08, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. -- -SpacemanSpiff 07:24, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete A number of sources that mention this platfom in passing have been found, showing that it is at least known. However, none of these sources give it significant coverage and most simply quote the maker's press release, so fails WP:N. GDallimore (Talk) 11:16, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - most of the cited coverage is from indian financial media and are sourced mainly from the company's press releases and promotional campaigns.--Sodabottle (talk) 11:00, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I work for Spice Labs and I would like to present some of fact to Wikipedia community to help them decide. Mitr is a startup in Mobile Application Framework space . Its a highly complex cross platform development tool for mobile application development.being a product startup that too focused on a highly selective audience ( Mobile Programmer ) We have a very little benefit by getting mentioned in a mass media publication like Times of India or Say NewYork Times for that matter . still I would like to mention few instances where we discussed Mitr on public forum . some of the confusion is also because of the fact that earlier we were known as MobiSoc so all the media mentions are for that name only we have recently been re branded as Spice Labs. here are link to article for your consideration

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Mobisoc-makes-Internet-on-mobiles-a-new-experience/390470/ Indian Express is one of the most respected News paper in India.

http://www.medianama.com/2008/10/223-mobisoc-ties-up-with-naukri-jeevansathi-makemytrip-financialexpress-sulekha-for-mitr-app/ Medianama is a blog which is defacto leader in technology reporting in India . its started by an Ex employee of Paidcontent and they are notorious for having very strict editorial policy.

http://www.watblog.com/2008/10/20/naukri-jeevansaathi-sulekha-financial-express-makemytrip-go-mobile-via-spiceteles-mobisoc-mitr/ coverage at WAT Blog which is a blog about tech in india and its run by a TED Fellow.

http://www.gomonews.com/mobisoc-wants-to-be-the-new-mobile-java-with-mitr/ some folks have discovered Mitr on their own and tried beta version and choose to write their feedback

http://www.mobisoc.com/images/press/Nov2008-MyMobile.jpg a print magzine in Tech space also covered us . hereis scaned copy of article

apart from the media mention we are also actively involved in nurturing an ecosystem of Mobile Application in india . We have sponsored and participated in couple of user centric tech un-conferences like Barcamp and Mobile Monday .

as a regular reader and occasional contributor to wikipedia I respect this forum and your effort in keeping wiki clean . If stability of Mitr as tech platform or as a business is your concern that I can assure you that its a REAL deal and We are here for long run . if you want us to rephrase the article or some section of it please let me know . I rest my case :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pacificleo (talk • contribs) 07:36, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.