Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Open Data-Link Interface Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Open_Data-Link_Interface

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The result was keep‎. Vanamonde93 (talk) 20:08, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Fails WP:NSOFT. - UtherSRG (talk) 17:50, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Technology and Computing. UtherSRG (talk) 17:50, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 04:02, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep – ODI is historically notable as part of the Netware and Mac ecosystems. --Zac67 (talk) 07:09, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please indicate how this passes WP:NSOFT, citing which criteria and reference(s) that support your assertion. - UtherSRG (talk) 12:11, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The binding guideline is WP:GNG. WP:NSOFT is not a guideline:

• "This is a WikiProject advice page on notability. It contains the advice and/or opinions of one or more WikiProjects on how notability may be interpreted within their area of interest."
• "An advice page has the status of an essay and is not a formal Wikipedia policy or guideline, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community."

A. B. ^{(talk • contribs • global count)} 16:47, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep -- an important and widely written-about standard. Multiple refs are available using the Google Books and Google Scholar links at the top of this AfD. I've added several refs to the article. --A. B. ^{(talk • contribs • global count)} 16:51, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I’ll also note that the pre-AfD “Further Reading” section also supplies references establishing notability.It contains 6 books along with the relevant page numbers. A. B. ^{(talk • contribs • global count)} 18:08, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per significant coverage found by A. B. DigitalIceAge (talk) 17:31, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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