Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Azhagi (software)

: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. (non-admin closure) →TSU ^tp* 17:20, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

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Appears to be a non-notable software product. All of the references are self-published or promotional sources which are closely linked to the software vendor. Salimfadhley (talk) 14:22, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:09, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:09, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

:*Keep Here is the online link to the [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/06/26/stories/2002062601470200.htm article from The Hindu], which I have added to the Wikipedia article in question. This is difficult because the field that this topic would be notable in, Indian-language transliteration tools, is so narrow, but between mention in The Hindu as one of the tools that "stands out" and the fact that general Google searches turn up Azhagi mentioned next to other notable tools like Baraha or general Unicode tools I would consider notable such as BabelPad, I think that this topic fulfills GNG and notability criteria for software as proposed in the essay Notability (software). --❨Ṩtruthious ℬandersnatch❩ 22:22, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

::*Can we find some more support from secondary sources. There must have been some reviews of later versions of this software. If we could add more sources that would pretty much guarantee that this article would be found notable. --Salimfadhley (talk) 22:31, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

:::*This is such a specific field that I don't think we're going to find more sources for this or any other tools of the same type... even Baraha doesn't seem to be exactly the same thing, or is a broader set of tools. It's essentially a component that makes up for a deficiency in the computer's operating system for working with Indian languages. Even the most notable software in this category will be unlikely to have better sourcing than this. And notability is not temporary, so if it was notable in 2002 it's still notable now. --❨Ṩtruthious ℬandersnatch❩ 23:15, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

:::*Oops, I may have been proven wrong by the author of the software himself: [http://web.archive.org/web/20110719053908/http://www.azhagi.com/story.html here] ([http://www.azhagi.com/story.html original]) is his list of media mentions of Azhagi, including a [http://bhashaindia.com/Patrons/SuccessStories/pages/Vishwanathan.aspx commendation and interview] from a site that seems to be some sort of Microsoft-sponsored project about Indic-language computing. Adding to the article... --❨Ṩtruthious ℬandersnatch❩ 23:41, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

:::*Even this project seems to be a part of Microsoft-Sponsored Projects, but the notability is very high among Tamil People, since it is first and very comfortable transliteration tool and got popularized through the leading Tamil medias like Sun TV, Jaya TV, The Hindu and lot more. Unfortunately, I cannot provide all the links for the same. This article is already in Tamil, see அழகி (மென்பொருள்), -- Dineshkumar Ponnusamy ^Discuss 08:10, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

:*Keep the article. I have added necessary details and references to it. -- Dineshkumar Ponnusamy ^Discuss10:10, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Keep There are enough reliable sources to establish general notability and verify the facts. Steven Walling • talk 23:04, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

:Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

:Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, →B music ian 03:30, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Note: This article has significantly changed since its AfD nomination. ❨Ṩtruthious ℬandersnatch❩ 03:59, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
Keep per Steven Walling (but move to Azhagi (software) per WP:DAB#Format). --Lambiam 22:16, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

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