Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/FrostWare

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 closed as moot, article deleted by User:Kinu - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 11:32, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

FrostWare

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Non-notable company Andewz111 (no 'r') (PingusTM) - Linux rulez! (nudge me) 22:37, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:22, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:22, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete, strongly. Advertising and original research:

FrostWare was created on January 1, 2010, under Quinton Wilson. His goals and aspirations to be the dominant company in the Linux community is starting to show as the company has gained explosive popularity....
On Jolicloud's release the company had a few reviews that led to solid followers as the first time rookies took advantage of the speed and small size it offered. Soon tens of thousands of downloads came flooding the servers as they young company found it evident they needed to expand....
The company now offers support for almost any Linux problem or any concern a costumer has, although the software is free of charge the company makes more money from Jolicloud revenue than most corporations that have been around for longer than a decade. Tons of investors continue to invest into this company as its success is evident. It is perceived to be the next Microsoft and Apple together.

I'd say this qualifies for speedy deletion as advertising; other stomachs may be stronger than mine, though. My first thought was that this material was added to the article as a hoax or spoof, but apparently it's always been like that. I'm still not convinced that this isn't a leftover April Fool's joke. If it is a parody, it's not bad, although I'd have tried to work in a few references to "knowledge management" and "software as a service" as well, although that might have made it a bit too obvious.

Or are we not allowed to delete spam because the article is only two days old, now? - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 14:49, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I tagged this for speedy deletion. Were it real, it would appear to be blatant spam; but in fact it seems to be a hoax. The claimed product Jolicloud also has an article. While that product has notability issues, it asserts that this distribution was created in France.[1] Neither the Jolicloud article nor its website mention "Quinton X. Wilson", Statesboro, or FrostWare. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 22:49, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy delete A7. I've changed the speedy tag accordingly. -- Blanchardb -^{Me•MyEars•MyMouth}- timed 03:58, 3 April 2010 (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.