Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of web service markup languages

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The result was merge to Web service. Don't forget to trim — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:46, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

List of web service markup languages

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Per WP:LISTPURP and WP:SAL, lists need to have some kind of clear selection criteria. This doesn't. It's a vague and incomplete list of standards related to web services broadly construed. This information is better portrayed simply by reading the article on web services.

In addition, it's arguable whether or not these things even count as 'markup languages' given they are rarely used for marking up text in the way HTML or Markdown or wiki syntax is (certainly something like REST isn't a markup language), but instead are basically specifications, in which case it duplicates List of web service specifications. —Tom Morris (talk) 16:51, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom, vague criteria and web services does a better job. IRWolfie- (talk) 16:58, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:08, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:08, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

merge This belongs as a small section in web services, no more. Andy Dingley (talk) 17:20, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, -Scottywong | converse _ 21:48, 27 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to Web service – Per WP:PRESERVE. This content certainly belongs in a "finished" article. Add the content to a section titled, "Web service languages." Northamerica1000^(talk) 01:09, 3 September 2012 (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.