Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/IPBX

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 per discussion below. The question of whether or not to merge the content into another article can be handled through normal discussion. Non-admin close. --jonny-mt 16:07, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] IPBX

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Transwikied. PROD deleted. Recreated. (And I have restored the deleted history in line with the spirit of the contested PROD.) But still, just a dictionary definition. TexasAndroid (talk) 15:48, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Appears to me to be a bit more than a dicdef. Keep, but expand.--uɐɔlnʌɟoʞǝɹɐs 16:31, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

• Strong Keep. Important item of modern technology. Certainly notable. One could write yards and yards of valuable content. I'm not going to do it as I have neither the time nor the experience; but nor is anyone else if we delete the stub! Jellogirl (talk) 17:14, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
• Comment. Are there differences between IPBX and IP Phone; and also IP PBX, which currently redirects to Voice over Internet Protocol? Perhaps both of these terms (IPBX and IP PBX) should redirect to IP Phone. Calltech (talk) 17:44, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi Calltech. IPBX is a specific bit of equipment [1]. It's the IP equivalent of a telephone exchange. An IP phone is the equivalent of a telephone. VoIP is a protocol. They are three different things. IPBX and IP PBX (sometimes IP PABX) are used interchangeably. IP PBX should not redirect to VoIP IMHO, although arguably IPBX might be better renamed IP PBX. But which ever way we go, the equipment is notable and deserves a separate article.Jellogirl (talk) 18:11, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

• Keep per Jellogirl. But this whole series of VoIP articles and associated equipment badly needs a remake. Aardvarkvarkvark (talk) 15:13, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
• Merge. It's a kind of PBX. Merge it to that article. Jim.henderson (talk) 21:15, 19 February 2008 (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.