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The result was redirect to Linux Documentation Project#Content. Or elsewhere as determined through the editorial process. Sandstein 07:09, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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This article is effectively unreferenced and has major problems with WP:OR and WP:GNG. At best, maybe redirect this to (roll the dice?) Handbook, User guide or Tutorial (which might benefit from a merge anyway...)? _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:02, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Education-related deletion discussions. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:02, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete or redirect somewhere. This really seems like a dictionary definition, and I don't even know one would begin looking for some kind of coverage of... the history of the how-to format? (If someone does know of such a thing, I rescind this.) Gnomingstuff (talk) 06:41, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 07:24, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect howto and HOWTO to Linux_Documentation_Project#Content, where this class of documents is mentioned. I agree it is hard to get sources for the how-to in general, but in the Linux world, HOWTOs are a well-known class of document and part of the LDP: see a list of hundreds of HOWTO documents at [1]. They are well-enough explained in the LDP target, so I think just the redirects are fine. HOWTOs are are also present in the Python community [2], but the linux usage is dominant. --((u|Mark viking)) {Talk} 21:27, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete or redirect elsewhere. This kind of thing should be in another project like Wiktionary, as it's really a definition. Brownlowe.2 (talk) 23:13, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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