Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dolphin (emulator)

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The result was withdrawn pending discussion. Coredesat 03:50, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dolphin (emulator)

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This is a non-notable piece of software that does not have coverage in reliable sources, and will most likely never have anything besides self references to its official site. TTN 22:45, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been added to the list of video game deletions. TTN 02:48, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
• Strong Keep Anyone who knows anything about Game Cube emulators will instantly recognize Dolphin. As for notability see http://www.emulator-zone.com/doc.php/gamecube/dolphin.html and http://www.vtemulation.net/emulators/ngc.php. Mdmkolbe 07:40, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
• Keep I used to be quite big into the emulator scene. I did minor help on many of the more notable ones. Dolphin was instrumental in alot of the homebrew scene. NGEMU, a reputable next-gen emu news-source, has alot of info on this emulator. Smile Lee 12:12, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
• Keep as well-known GC emulator. —Disavian (^talk/_contribs) 23:58, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
• Question - What reliable third party sources are published about this subject? RFerreira 08:26, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

I guess you can find a few reviews on most emulator sites.. Therefore:

• Keep Since its the only good NGC emulator around Yzmo ^talk 13:05, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
• Close without comment Emulator articles in general are currently being discussed at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games#Video game emulator articles - proposed deletions. I see no particular reason for this AfD to be continued at this time while that discussion is in progress. Anomie⚔ 01:46, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

• Reply I think the references given above show that the article passes WP:N so it can still be closed keep independent of how the discussion you reference turns out. Mdmkolbe 15:45, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

• Close without comment per Anomie. The status of emulator articles, including a possible merge or other change in the topic is under discussion at the moment. The two sides that have to be weighed against each other here are the obvious notability of the whole scene and topic, and many of the biggest players there, including Dolphin, to the dubious reliability of some sources involved. User:Krator (t c) 15:55, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
• Withdraw - May as well let the project discussion deal with it. I'll let someone else close it. TTN 21:41, 3 December 2007 (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.