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Computing

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G-Portugol

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G-Portugol (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Not yet notable per WP:Product or WP:GNG. A WP:BEFORE search turned up only routine academic coverage, and nothing in GBooks. The Manzano book cited is an 80-page self-published reference, with the shown ISBN not found in searches of Karlsruhe or Worldcat. The project itself was moribund in 2010, then nine minor commits were made to master between this month and last. The merge proposal to a non-existent article looks like it's about to be procedurally closed shortly. Wikishovel (talk) 11:12, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There are two books in Portuguese:
- Algoritmos - Lógica para Desenvolvimento de Programação Imperativa de Computadores
- G-Portugol Programação de Computadores em Português
The project is being maintained in Debian. It is included in all the latest stable versions of Debian. It is a stable project, which is why it has few changes. Recently, the “gportugol” GitHub repository was created to host the contributions that were previously only available in Debian, as well as to welcome new contributors.
An article about it has existed on the Portuguese Wikipedia since 2007. Marcelo Jorge Vieira (metal) (talk) 14:14, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
What is the publisher of those books? The listings do not give obvious information. -- Reconrabbit 17:52, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Algoritmos - Lógica para Desenvolvimento de Programação Imperativa de Computadores
Publisher: LTC
Publication Date: April 8, 2025
Edition: 30th
Language: Portuguese
Number of Pages: 424 pages
ISBN-10: 6558110075
ISBN-13: 978-6558110071
- G-Portugol Programação de Computadores em Português
Publisher: Propes Vivens
Publication Date: 2017
Edition: 1st
Language: Portuguese
Number of Pages: 80
ISBN: 978-85-916492-9-7 Marcelo Jorge Vieira (metal) (talk) 18:12, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The publisher of the first book listed is LTC, which appears to be a well-established publishing house in Brazil. The book is about algorithms for imperative programming, not about G-Portugol, but its description on Amazon, roughly translated, says: "The appendices present the resolution of some fixation exercises and examples of coding written programs interpreters of algorithmic languages, such as VisuAlg, Portugol Studio, Portugol Online, G-Portugol and ILA".
Propes Vivens, publisher of the second book listed, is Prof. Manzano's own self-publishing imprint. Wikishovel (talk) 19:51, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Chalkboard (typeface)

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Chalkboard (typeface) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Only one source is given that fails WP:GNG, also there is one trivial source that also fails MOS:CULTURALREFS. Absolutiva 05:40, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Agile Networks

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Does not pass WP:NCORP, no suitable sources found during BEFORE Meadowlark (talk) 00:22, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Companies, Technology, and Ireland. Meadowlark (talk) 00:22, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 02:15, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. Agile Networks... I've seen worse. Way worse. Whoever wrote the article did a good job to adapt the text to a professional standard of language. But Agile Networks fails WP:NCORP as suggested by the proponent, mainly through its sources. Wikipedia "bases its decision about whether an organization is notable enough to justify a separate article on the verifiable evidence that the organization or product has attracted the notice of reliable sources unrelated to the organization or product". All of the sources I examined were either press releases or promotional ads from the company. The Fingal County Enterprise Board seems to tell a believable story of an acquisition from one company to another in Ireland and how six job categories were saved at the time. Anyone can file for an article revival should the company meet WP:NCORP in the future. User:Deathnotekll2

Equational prover

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Equational prover (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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I found one independent source (https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/cyber/week/1210math.html), but no others. EQP is already mentioned on Robbins algebra and William McCune and the NYT source can be added to those pages. Truthnope (talk) 05:03, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Processor Control Region

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Processor Control Region (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Appears to fail WP:GNG. There are brief mentions of this struct in a few books about the NT kernel, but no details anywhere. The longest descriptions I could find are in "Practical Reverse Engineering" and "Windows Internals, Part 1 (7th edition)"; in both cases it is described with only a short paragraph and a layout dump from a debugger. NoLightsNoCameras (talk) 23:41, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

TraceX Guard

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TraceX Guard (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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The app is not available on the app store, the promo is all paid for PR sites. The official website is a very barebones landing page. I think it's a clear case of WP:PROMO D1551D3N7 (talk) 21:29, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep – The article meets the notability criteria for software WP:SOFT as TraceX Guard and Initive has received significant coverage in multiple independent and reliable media outlets, including Prabhat Khabar, The Hindu, India Today, The Indian Express, Times of India, and Digital Journal.

These sources discuss its AI-based malware protection system, its user insurance policy, and its positioning among leading competitors such as Avast, Quick Heal.

The app has been recognized as part of India’s “Make in India” and “Atmanirbhar Bharat” initiatives, addressing the national issue of malware distributed via WhatsApp and Telegram. It has verifiable mentions in reputable English and Hindi-language media highlighting its technological relevance.

satisfying both WP:GNG and WP:PRODUCT. Therefore, the article should be kept.

— Bech07 (talk) 02:50, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What is "Initive"? It's not mentioned in the article or any of the sources.
Let's go through the sources!
The first four are about mobile malware and scams in general, not about TraceX so these can be skipped over.
There rest of the sources come from TraceX's PR campaign in September and October. All the articles would not be considered reliable sources (WP:NEWSORGINDIA) and have very similar content. Because these sources are all basically TraceX press releases they would not be considered independent of the subject either.
I would also like to say I think your response here is AI generated bar the last line. D1551D3N7 (talk) 12:43, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep While it’s true that TraceX Guard’s distribution is currently limited to direct APK downloads, availability on app stores is not a requirement for notability under WP:SOFT or WP:GNG.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Bech07 (talk • contribs)

Shobon no Action

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Amazed that I had never came across this article before. Cat Mario was a short-lived trend when I was younger. The sources for this article are thin on the ground, ref 5 possibly not even existing. The gameplay section, being the longest, really does need to be sourced, and at the moment it doesn't have any. Despite my enjoyment of this game, it isn't notable enough for a standalone article. I wouldn't oppose a merge to the list of unofficial Mario media. Failing this, deletion is probably in order here. 11WB (talk) 22:10, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Key Tronic

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I don't think WP:NCORP is substantiated here. Company appears to be an entirely ordinary keyboard manufacturer, with references consisting entirely of what seems to me to be WP:CORPTRIV covering the company's contracts etc. There's also a whiff of a WP:PROMOTIONAL tone including a suspected COI editor. Maybe the company's contracts to produce Microsoft's keyboards could be argued as notability but that's about the best I can come up with. Athanelar (talk) 21:23, 31 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Keytronic made a lot of keyboards back in the day. Even some notable models - and individually notable keyboard models are a thing. Andy Dingley (talk) 22:26, 31 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Denis Yarats

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Denis Yarats (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Delete or Redirect to Perplexity AI : The article lacks significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources. The subject does not appear to meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines for academics or entrepreneurs. Most references resemble LinkedIn or primary/self-sourced material. Even though he is a co-founder of a company, the other founders themselves do not have established notability. Overall, the article reads more like a professional portfolio than an encyclopedic biography. Bech07 (talk) 18:53, 27 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fails to meet the general notability guideline (WP:GNG) due to lack of significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources. There is no evidence of independent recognition or sustained coverage establishing encyclopedic notability. Also fails to meet the criteria for academics (WP:PROF) and for organizational figures (WP:ORG). Bech07 (talk) 18:55, 27 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Left guide (talk) 19:57, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Computing proposed deletions (PROD)

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