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The result was delete. ✗plicit 04:31, 13 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

List of enterprise search vendors[edit]

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Fails WP:NLIST. I'd say it should just be merged into enterprise search, but it's unclear why we'd need a list of vendors with no sources. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 21:26, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Companies, Computing, and Lists. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 21:26, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that it fails WP:NLIST. But please do not merge it back into enterprise search. It used to be there -- you can compare [1] to [2] to see why I removed it back in 2008. This list page may be crap, but at least it quarantined the crap. If we're going to remove it, let's do so and not just move it back to where it started. Meanwhile, the enterprise search entry is pretty awful already. Not clear whether we should try to save it or delete it too. Though I'd vote for saving it since it's a legitimate and notable concept that deserves a high-quality entry. Dtunkelang (talk) 21:41, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Removed a lot of material from the enterprise search entry in the hopes of at least leaving something there that conforms to WP norms. Dtunkelang (talk) 21:52, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete specialist directory cruft and articles-as-categories Dronebogus (talk) 23:31, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:34, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. I'm not sure this would be appropriate as a category, even. We're not Gartner. FalconK (talk) 10:02, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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