Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hardened Gentoo

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 redirect to Gentoo Linux. This close is w/o prejudice to a potential merge, about which discussion can continue elsewhere. However, I would note that absent someone finding decent references there is not much that can be merged w/o running afoul of WP:V and WP:CITE. In any event the article history will be preserved on the redirect page if anyone wants to pursue the merge. Ad Orientem (talk) 02:49, 13 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hardened Gentoo

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Procedural nomination on behalf of an IP editor.Their rationale is:

It is not notable and has no references. User:37.13.143.6, 10:59, 5 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Reyk _YO! 11:57, 5 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. Hhkohh (talk) 12:19, 5 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. Hhkohh (talk) 12:19, 5 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. Hhkohh (talk) 12:19, 5 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

'CommentSpeedy keep I do see references to hardened Gentoo and suggest nominator may not have performed full and proper WP:BEFORE. Article has recently been subjected to disruptive editing by various IP's and on balance of probabilities these are not independent of each other or the nominator; and a user of good standing would likely have been blocked before this nomination. There is potential for improving the article or perhaps a merge if someone is willing to put the effort in to do it but difficult in the context of the immediate recent history. That the article needs improvement, and probably has significant inaccuracies, in almost certain in my opinion, and I've added a disputed template on th article page and a warning on talk to get it sorted. Djm-leighpark (talk) 18:23, 5 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I've withdrawn the speedy keep proposal as it was ignored and didn't happen - leaving a victory for disruptive editing in my opinion. I have attempted some (hopefully) constructive editing however which I would have preferred to have done so not under an AfD.Djm-leighpark (talk) 05:44, 7 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Merge with Gentoo Linux. The hardened profile has apparently stalled, and I'm inclined to think the article doesn't exist so well on its own merits. Basie (talk) 01:14, 6 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Gentoo Linux. The world has too many Linux distributions in my view, but I suppose if we can name check one we can name check them all. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 10:53, 6 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

To be clear Hardened Gentoo is not a distribution. A redirect to version of the article in in existance at the time of of your edit would have not have been appropriate due to WP:SURPRISE and I would have opposed it ... a merge would have been required and such a redirect has been tried and previously backed out. At least one person has previously claimed any suitable merge would be too disruptive to the target.Djm-leighpark (talk) 05:44, 7 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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.