Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nullsoft Scriptable Install System

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 Nullsoft. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:53, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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This article fails to meet the criteria outlined in both WP:SIGCOV and WP:NSOFT. The sources cited in the article are primary sources, moreover, lacking comprehensive and authentic coverage of the subject matter. Additionally, the sources do not provide a thorough and detailed analysis of the topic, further diminishing the overall quality and credibility of the article. At this point, no sufficient secondary sources are available. Barseghian Lilia (talk) 09:52, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 10:29, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to Nullsoft: seems to fail NSOFT. Owen× ☎ 15:20, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep used by a large amount of software, especially open source software. Middleware like this may not be as well covered by traditional sources, but there are technical references out there and it's mostly developed outside of Nullsoft these days so a redirect would be misleading. 77.103.193.166 (talk) 14:28, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia requires in-depth and detailed coverage from third-party sources. Barseghian Lilia (talk) 15:57, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 11:56, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment It would be difficult to find coverage about many widely used installation software like NSIS. Installers are just uninteresting topics to report on. Another similarly widely used installer, Inno Setup also has only 2 non-primary sources, one of which is a guide and the other is what seems to be a blog in French giving a comparison of various installers. I could find similar sources for NSIS. Arnav Bhate (talk) 12:23, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There are hundreds of widely used installation softwares, but they don't have their own Wikipedia entries. And as I see it, Nullsoft Scriptable Install System and Inno Setup also have limited coverage and do not meet the criteria for inclusion in Wikipedia. I believe that deletion or redirect would be the right decision. Barseghian Lilia (talk) 16:54, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Merge/Redirect to Nullsoft, easily possible to cover there. IgelRM (talk) 19:02, 3 March 2024 (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.