Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Secure error messages in software systems

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The result was no consensus. Stifle (talk) 09:41, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Secure error messages in software systems

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Essay-like how-to content which does not seem fixable by editing. Prod in 2006. Pnm (talk) 01:50, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Neutral. I don't remember writing this content, which reads much too much like a how-to, but I think there's a notable topic worthy of documenting here (the interaction between error messages and security). Needs editing for tone, sources. Dcoetzee 03:14, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Merge With Computer security--CanvasHat 03:34, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:59, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:59, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:35, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 09:41, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Merge as above. It reads like a section which has somehow got detached from its article. Tigerboy1966 (talk) 11:00, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The article consists of a jumble of suggestions (the label "design principles" is far too grandiose) that offer advice for the design of error messages. These suggestions do not have a clear common topic beyond their pertaining to error messages. While displaying common sense, they are rather trivial. If this is to be merged somewhere, something I don't recommend, it should become a new section in the article Error message with a title like "Design of error messages"; it does not really belong in Computer security. In any case, there is little point in leaving a redirect; the current title is not a plausible search term. --Lambiam 19:04, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Content is very, very low quality. Topic is not. I suggest zapping the content and keeping 2 lines. History2007 (talk) 15:14, 15 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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

Relisting it considering History's view. Good faith relisting. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Wifione ^Message 03:29, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Wikipedia is not an instruction manual. – Pnm (talk) 05:48, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete or redirect, per nomination. I wish we could have better content in this area but that is probably as an additional section in existing articles. As it stands this article a little too essayish (or even OR), and I don't see that being fixed by regular editing any time soon, alas. bobrayner (talk) 19:39, 25 January 2012 (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.