Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/VOIPBuster

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 of the debate was keep as no consensus. --Ezeu 23:15, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] VOIPBuster

Advertisement, see also Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/VOIPStunt. Apparantly, this article was incorrectly speedied, but it is still ripe for a regular deletion. BigDT 23:54, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. Ad. DVD+ R/W 23:55, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - avertisement. - Richardcavell 00:17, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete ad Septentrionalis 01:04, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete doesn't meet standards. ---|Newyorktimescrossword 02:33, 8 May 2006 (UTC)|
• Keep -Notable VOIP application as per WP:N
  • Featured in The Guardian, Tech Review Section
  • Features in Telecom Paper link here
  • Tagged in Download.com as Popular with 6,720 downloads as on 7th May 2006.link here
  • Google returns about 750,000 results for VOIPBuster.
  • Reviewed by Engadget on 9th August 2005.link here
  • Featured in the Windows Marketplace. link here
  • Featured on BBC Three News Channel & website link here
  • Featured in the Chip Magazine,Germany link here
  • VOIPBuster is a popular instant messaging application like Skype, MSN Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger, all of which have their respective articles on Wikipedia. It is based on VOIPBuster's utility and popularity and clearly not an advertisement.

--vishaltayal 10:16, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

• Keep, easily meets WP:CORP. --badlydrawnjeff (WP:MEMES?) 11:45, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Multiple press references easily pass the notability test for me. If it reads like an advert, that's reason for improvement/de-POV, not deletion in my view. MartinRe 12:17, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment As of right now, it looks like VOIPStunt is going to get deleted in a landslide. VOIPBuster and VOIPStunt appear to be essentially two VOIP rate plans offered by BetaMax (not to be confused with the VCR format). If one isn't worth of inclusion, why should the other be? At most, the two are worthy of a mention on an article about BetaMax itself. Including either or both articles would be like having an article for every nTelos rate plan. I would be inclined to vote to keep an article about BetaMax itself if such an article existed, but I can't see an article about every rate plan for every telecommunications company. BigDT 17:40, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
    • Comment VOIPBuster, as the above press references clearly suggest is more notable than both Betamax and VOIPStunt. So, while an article about VOIPStunt can be deleted and VOIPStunt mentioned as another variation of VOIPBuster, I see no reason why VOIPBuster should also go along with VOIPStunt. Also, please note that VOIPBuster is not just a rate plan but a standalone VOIP application like Skype and Yahoo! Messenger.--vishaltayal 18:35, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as nominator and per my comment above BigDT 17:41, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - appears to be both verfiable and notable. Why is it being considered for deletion again? --JiFish(^Talk/_Contrib) 21:35, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - Seems notable enough. TruthbringerToronto 13:58, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - per BigDT. Zaxem 04:33, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

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.