Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vistaster Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Vistaster

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The result was merge to Criticism of Windows Vista. Stifle (talk) 12:53, 11 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Vistaster

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Neologism and not a very flattering one at that. — e. ripley\^talk 18:27, 3 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Another of those made-up words.... Referenced to a blog, and with no other evidence of use, I can't see much future for this. (Having said that, I share the opinion on Vista, but find the word too odd in pronunciation for it to catch on. Besides which, Vista is dying out rapidly, isn't it?) Peridon (talk) 19:40, 3 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- "Vista is dying out rapidly": how's that relvant here? See WP:NTEMP. Pcap ping 18:35, 4 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:NEO -- Whpq (talk) 16:38, 4 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 17:43, 4 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
~~'Keep or~~ merge with Windows Vista. Even Forbes uses it: [1]. Click the links above before voting, people! Pcap ping 17:55, 4 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see that that particularly matters. WP:NOT "a dictionary, usage, or jargon guide." WP:NEO gives some wiggle room for neologisms that are widely discussed in reliable sources, which Forbes is, but it's the only one and I don't think that's quite enough. — e. ripley\^talk 18:01, 4 May 2010

I did "click the links". I don't see widespread usage of the term. -- Whpq (talk) 18:07, 4 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps your unfamiliar with non-English sources: Jornal de Notícias [2], Rádio e Televisão de Portugal [3], La Nacion [4], The Chosun Ilbo [5], 163.com [6] all used it. I would say that's enough to merge with the Vista article, at the very least. Pcap ping 18:19, 4 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, changed !vote after reading wp:neo again. There's plenty of evidence for use, but not a lot about its origin or who popularized it. Pcap ping 18:45, 4 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Merge into Criticism of Windows Vista.--Pink Bull 21:13, 10 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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