Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Digit (magazine)

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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 Keep. The objections raised seem to have been addressed fully. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 08:34, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Digit (magazine)

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Doesn't currently back up its claims to notability - 600 000 readership - with any sources. Listed for deletion rather than speedied because I think its possible this could be verified. So at the moment a 'source or delete' kinda nomination. Robdurbar 13:54, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

  • Changes to article mean that it is now sufficiently sourced and notable - keep --Robdurbar 01:02, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete unless sources are included that assert claims ( circulation should be the easiest one to verify ) Alf photoman 15:32, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete No independent references provided in the article. Delete unless independent published references provided. Dugwiki 22:57, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete lacks sources indicating notability, thus failing WP:V.-- danntm T C 23:45, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. This magazine is published in India. The readership figure appears to have been calculated by taking the circulation and multiplying it by an average of five readers per copy. I removed the readership claim and replaced it with the circulation of 120,000, as stated on the publisher's site. Verifying the circulation is more difficult than one might expect. For a U.S. publication, I would check the listing in one of the publications of Standard Rate and Data Service (SRDS), which receives the circulated figures audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulation or similar agencies. I am not sure what the Indian counterpart of SRDS is. I visited the Audit Bureau of Circulation in India at http://www.auditbureau.org , but access to its data requires a login and password. Similarly, a U.S. publication might be mentioned in Advertising Age magazine, but I don't know what the Indian counterpart is. I think that independent published references exist, but being in North America, I can't easily find them. --Eastmain 00:09, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment While 120,000 is a lot, does this really qualify it as "best-selling" in a country like India? Not that I doubt the claim, but I'd rather not accept it at face value. (Preferrably, an Indian without an interest in the magazine would say yes ...) Saligron 00:29, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep (and rewrite as needed) per Eastmain. Mathmo Talk 03:45, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
  • I've added some references. This article originally existed at Thinkdigit. Two years ago, I nominated it for speedy deletion[1] and created a new article on Digit instead. According to NRS 2003, it had a readership of 395,000 ahead of PCQuest, while according to IRS 2003, it had a readership of 299,000 (lesser than that of PCQuest)[2] According to a 2004whitepaper, Digit had a circulation of 74000 and was No. 3 IT publication in India, after Living Digital and PCQuest in terms of circulation (Note that circulation and readership are different). I don't know where we can get the current readership figures, but it's substantial readership is evident from 23 mouthshut reviews and fan blogs. A blog post[3] says that Digit was India's top technology magazine according to the 2006 National Readership Survey, with a readership of 3,28,000. I couldn't find the NRS 2006 (India) results on Internet. It is also listed as one of India's major Tech Distribution Points at marketWire. I think a merge with Jasubhai Digital Media would be best. utcursch | talk 14:47, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep The article previously claimed enough notability for a standalone article, and it's now also backed up by sources. Saligron 00:56, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Strongest Keep I am surprised this article is for deletion. This magazine is very popular in india like PC world for USA. Iam a regular buyer of this magazine. --SkyWalker 11:35, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment, why was the article protected? The vandalism wasn't that bad it seemed, or at least why wasn't it made to merely be semi-protected? Otherwise as it stands now I (and numerous others) are unable to improve the article with new information that comes to light because I'm not an admin. Heh, maybe it would be a good idea to go to RfA... though obviously this isn't my only reason why! Mathmo Talk 12:20, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
  • strong keep Its a leading magazine in India. Perhaps the most popular computer magazine. If some references are not correct then they could be corrected. Why delete for a small matter? --seXie♭♭c 16:54, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, notable magazine run by a notable organisation. There are multiple reliable sources available on it. — Nearly Headless Nick 17:06, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
    • comment agree with above person. There are just too many reliable references for the same. A brief look at the forums of the magazine can help too. --seXie♭♭c 17:23, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Seems to have sufficient third-party coverage. ShadowHalo 02:36, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - The magazine is quite popular in India.--thunderboltz(Deepu) 08:23, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
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