Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/IndieGala

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 delete. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 17:23, 28 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

IndieGala

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Not a notable website to be included as a Wiki. - Iamrajdeepdas (talk) 05:35, 29 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete: See the notes at the foot of WP:NVIDEOGAMES - this is promotion and product placement (possibly of Steam keys). Fails WP:WEBCRIT. --Whiteguru (talk) 08:40, 29 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. The only coverage I've found is sales announcements, which are not about the website/business itself (missing WP:ORGDEPTH). We wouldn't keep the article just to list the bundles, as that amounts to simple advertising, not an encyclopedia article. czar 20:27, 29 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Per others, there is a distinct lack of indepth coverage about the company. _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 21:52, 29 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 10:12, 30 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Promotional content and advertising. It's not a notable video game store or digital distribution platform. Wario-Man ^talk 14:13, 30 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per the above. Fails WP:GNG. IceWelder [✉] 19:05, 30 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Very familiar with the site and used it many times, but recognize it is rarely discussed in sources as a storefront compared to things like Humble Bundle. --Masem (t) 19:41, 31 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - per nom. Videogameplayer99 (talk) 10:16, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete fails the criteria for establishing notability, fails GNG. HighKing⁺⁺ 11:32, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Historically (i.e. in the early 2010s!) it was more notable as being one of the first sites to come along in the wake of HumbleBundle and being more linked with Desura than Steam. We do not delete articles in general when things become less notable, and IndieGala retains 740k+ followers on Steam, apps to assist in using it on Chrome and in greasemonkey-alike setups, references in the past year on EuroGamer and PCGamer, references in the past year on numerous indie game sites etc etc etc. With the shift of HB to be less community-oriented, IG remains one of the top indie game stores behind itch.io. Lovingboth (talk) 08:56, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

We also don't Keep articles unless there are references which establish their notability according to the appropriate guidelines, which in this case is WP:NCORP. It would be very helpful and lend weight to your !vote if you can provide links to the best WP:THREE references below. HighKing⁺⁺ 11:48, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I do not have the spoons to look for hundreds of them, rate them all, and decide on which are the most important three, but it is treated as notable by assorted significant, independent, reliable, and secondary sources eg

Eurogamer eg https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-11-18-paradox-interactive-publisher-sale-goes-live-at-indiegala

Rock Paper Shotgun eg https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/topics/indiegala

PC Gamer eg https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/indiegala-bundle-defies-its-own-name-includes-mass-effect-2/

I can't find any other site in the 'Software digital distribution platforms' category that has more members of its Steam group than https://steamcommunity.com/groups/indiegala.

When the threat of deletion has ended, I can spend the spoons adding more references to the article. Lovingboth (talk) 17:10, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep Several sources/references have been added, the article has been slightly updated with more notable and up to date information, and it should be further updated with time, in the near future. StevenCojo (talk) 15:39, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Italy-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 12:38, 21 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 12:38, 21 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Websites-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 12:38, 21 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep per WP:HEY. Improved significantly since all the delete votes above. NemesisAT (talk) 21:26, 22 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• I've reviewed the added sources and they are exactly the sort of coverage discussed above that does not meet the general notability guideline sourcing standards. ilfoglio.it is ostensibly the only coverage that discusses the company itself and not just the company's deals. Otherwise we have a bunch of promotional links, an interview from an unreliable source, and non-noteworthy controversy over posting a meme. Still lacks significant coverage. czar 00:46, 23 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - Relevant, article should be improved. GamedevExpert^{(Talk to GamedevExpert)} 5:02, 23 August 2021 (UTC) Struck vote of blocked sock. IceWelder [✉] 12:12, 28 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete does not meet WP:GNG Idunnox3 (talk) 23:11, 26 August 2021 (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.