Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Search engine optimization methods (2nd nomination)

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. Without particulars as to which sources are reliable and what it is that they can verify, and whether something should be merged or not, I can only conclude that the discussion supports deletion. Drmies (talk) 21:53, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Search engine optimization methods

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This article has mostly bogus references, essentially spam links to various sites, essentially a fork from the main article Search engine optimization which is where such content (SEO methods) belongs and where it can be adequately watched. Essentially, this content fork is an advertisement for SEO companies and consultants. Tomwsulcer (talk) 21:39, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - I agree 100% with the nomination. It's a spam magnet, mostly original research, and plainly at odds with WP:NOTMANUAL.- Mr X 21:52, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - (1) Clean out the cruft. (2) Determine whether to merge the remains, or leave the as a stand alone article. It is not the case that all the references are bad and that all the content is bad. At least half of the sources are reliable. Jehochman ^Talk 22:37, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. Please identify the sources you see as WP:RS, and please address the question of why there should be two separate articles -- Search engine optimization and Search engine optimization methods? Clearly an article on SEO should include discussion of methods, and the SEO article is much better watched, unlike this one which is a magnet for WP:REFSPAM.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 23:06, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:48, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete or merge into Search Engine Optimization. No reason for two articles.--Rpclod (talk) 03:57, 16 July 2015 (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.