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Tehran Monolingual Corpus

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I can't verify that this dataset ever existed, let alone that it meets WP:GNG. No obvious associated academic paper, and I can't find a reference to it at the given external link or another link I found on a random GitHub repository. Suriname0 (talk) 17:35, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete if this dataset ever existed, it doesn't appear to have ever been cited in research, nor does it appear to be accessible either directly from the compilers or in online corpora databases. -- LWG ^talk 18:54, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Agent Extensibility Protocol

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Refs added are only passing mentions, lack WP:SIGCOV. Still fails WP:GNG. - UtherSRG (talk) 10:56, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Buddy (software)

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Entirely promotional Amigao (talk) 00:59, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete is most appropriate here (or userfy with complete rewrite and new sourcing): I agree with the OP. This article, especially the configuration and version control sections read as promotional and violates WP:RSPX due to having two Twitter references. I don't know anything about this software, however this article likely needs a swift return to userspace or failing that, deletion. 11WB (talk) 01:14, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete. Didn't found significant coverage about the topic to justify it's notability. I barely see the coverage about the topic. Fade258 (talk) 06:48, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Poorly referenced, WP:GNG is not clear. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:41, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Huawei Watch 5

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Huawei Watch already exists therefore this page is duplicative and unnecessary Dahawk04 (talk) 15:47, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Merge/update to Huawei Watch Nothing else to add; nom laid it out perfectly and it should just go right to the watch article. Nathannah • 📮 20:49, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Is an admin willing to complete this request? It doesn’t seem there is any controversy or debate on this one. Thanks all! Dahawk04 (talk) 12:45, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Huawei Watch is a better solution than deletion. A sentence or two may be added there to preserve some basic information. Insillaciv (talk) 14:28, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Conscium

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TOO SOON, as I cannot find reliable sources. References are not focused on the Conscium company. Cinder painter (talk) 14:40, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Non-notable for an entry in the encyclopedia at this time. Though WP:RS are listed in the references, they are behind paywall so accessing them for an assessment was impossible. But before search did turn out any impressive result for notability. Patre23 (talk) 15:02, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete per WP:TNT, WP:NOTNEWS, and WP:TOOSOON. First off, it was written by ChatGPT and/or an overpaid editor for hire. Secondly, this company is too new to be the subject of an encyclopedia article; everything written in any of the sources is merely news. Bearian (talk) 18:28, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Katana (photocopier)

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Article was created in 2006 and later back-sourced to a press release about printers from 2009 (archive) which does not even mention the word "Katana". I can find no evidence these printers (or any Ricoh products) were ever referred to by that name. Closest thing is a paper on Ricoh's "Japanese sword digital archiving system", but that's from 2014. REAL_MOUSE_IRL talk 11:27, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Oxygen Project

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Fails the notability guideline for web content. All of the current sources are either primary sources or unreliable sources like blog posts. A quick search for more sourcing didn't turn up anything. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 06:08, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Shouldn’t this use general AfD and not Web? It seems to be related to a software project, not a website. — Lightcrowd (talk) 05:46, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Hacker Public Radio

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Contested prod without improvement. See page's talkpage for rationale. However, searches did not turn up enough in-depth coverage from independent, reliable sources to support meeting WP:GNG. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 20:31, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete / Move to Draftspace - This is a fairly well-written page, but the sourcing is not strong enough or well-utilized enough. If works wants to continue on it, I could argue for moving it over to being a draft, although the fact that PROD was disputed without improvement makes this likely a failing idea. PickleG13 (talk) 21:23, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I would have draftified it, but it wasn't eligible for draftification, except through the AfD process. I would have no problem with sending it to draft, as long as the editor agrees to put it through the AfC review process. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 22:38, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Whiteboard Pattern

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This article has several issues. While they could be fixed in isolation, it might be easier to start from scratch:

May not meet notability guidelines (tag added in 2018)
Orphan
Not written as per Wikipedia style (e.g., has external links within the text, references within titles)
Has grammar issues
Hard to understand
May need more references
Some of the statements may not be accurate (e.g., "The Listener Pattern is typically known as Observer Pattern. It is a Behavioral Pattern (aka Publish-Subscribe)," --> it is not correct that behavorial pattern is "also known as pub-sub") 7804j (talk) 20:31, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Beerware

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Fails WP:GNG. Slight merge to open source is possible, but this page should not remain as-is due to a general lack of any notability. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 19:22, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Searching in Google Books, and reviewing past discussions, it seems there is some coverage in reliable sources ([1][2][3]), but all of it seems to be passing mentions. I would favor a redirect/merge to Open-source license or any other appropriate target. MarioGom (talk) 21:19, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tory Green (entrepreneur)

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No sigcov in the article or after a Google search. It doesn't seem like this guy or his blockchain company meet GNG. BuySomeApples (talk) 21:12, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep meets GNG as subject has received substantial coverage specifically in Korean and Chinese language multiple reliable media sources, TV programs, etc. Those newspapers coverage goes well beyond routine business appointments. Also his role as CEO of io.net also adds to the notability. He also worked on top positions for big firms (Disney, Oaktree Capital, Merrill Lynch) and the not all sources were added.--Mozzcircuit (talk) 13:15, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Notability isn't inherited from being CEO of a company or being an executive at other companies. If there are reliable sources like newspapers, it would help to share them here. I couldn't find them by searching and they aren't in the article, so no one here can assess them. BuySomeApples (talk) 01:12, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep passes GNG thanks to multiple independent reliable sources available and added. The Subject is CEO of a notable tech company with substantial media coverage.--Slarticlos (talk) 14:57, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Can you share some of these sources or add them to the article to help improve it? BuySomeApples (talk) 01:12, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Does not meet the GNG. I've gone through all the sources in the article and summarized my results in the table below. Toadspike [Talk] 23:43, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Source assessment table
Source	Independent?	Reliable?	Significant coverage?	Count source toward GNG?
[4]	Obviously promotional tone			✘ No
[5]	Interview			✘ No
[6]		Written by an "independent contributor publishing via our business blogging program"		✘ No
[7]	Seems to be based entirely on a company press release.			✘ No
[8]		No byline	~ One paragraph on Green, probably not sigcov.	? Unknown
[9]			No information on Green beyond the fact that he was appointed.	✘ No
[10]	An opinion piece written by Green himself.		Doesn't contain any info about Green.	✘ No
[11]			Just some quotes from Green, no indep. sigcov.	✘ No
[12]			Less than a sentence is about Green.	✘ No
[13]	Clearly a recycled press release.	No byline.		✘ No
[14]			No sigcov of Green, simply says that he was appointed and includes a quote from him.	✘ No
[15]			Doesn't say much beyond that Green was appointed CEO.	✘ No
[16]		Seems to be a wire report based entirely on press releases; strongly promotional tone.		✘ No
This table may not be a final or consensus view; it may summarize developing consensus, or reflect assessments of a single editor. Created using {{source assess table}}.

@Mozzcircuit, you say "not all sources were added". Do you have further sources beyond what I reviewed above? Toadspike [Talk] 23:57, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, asilvering (talk) 02:35, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Draftify - I ask for the page gratification in order to review the Asian Korean Japanese and other sources, as I did not see them before and I think I may improve the draft /page.--Ticielli (talk) 10:45, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]