Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gmail

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 keep. (non-admin closure) Logan _Talk ^{Contributions} 04:37, 27 March 2011 (UTC) Wikipedia is not a news site. Why do you think Gmail is encyclopedic while it is still in beta testing? Gmail, as it stands now, is news, not encyclopedic content.[reply]

Keep - I think the "Wikipedia is not a news site" argument is a little lost on this page. Gmail just happens to be a new encyclopaedia stub on Google's mail service. Its only weakness (which is almost certainly temporary) is that details are sketchy, even so it has already caused quite a rumpus for an email service. Just give it a few more days. Whether this is genuine (and I stick out my neck here and say I believe it) or it is a hoax, the page is worthwhile.
SimonMayer 00:30, 2 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Keep. Lots of attention, coverage. Noteworthy even if it doesn't materialize, and it almost certainly will. -- V V 00:41, 2 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Keep. News and encyclopaedic content at the same time. Lupin 01:02, 2 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Keep, yes. Fennec 02:11, 2 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Keep - it's probably going to cause quite a stir with the other free webmail providers. Stub for now. -- Cyrius | Talk 04:27, Apr 2, 2004 (UTC)
Keep. Agree with above, noteworthy. Nick04 08:31, 2 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Keep. If it works, it's encyclopaedic. If it doesn't, it's encyclopaedic (Google's first big failure). If it is an elaborate hoax, it's encyclopaedic. Average Earthman 17:54, 2 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Keep. --pne 15:08, 3 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Keep. --User:Gaurav
Keep. If y'all were thinking April Fool's Day hoax, we're past that date now and it's still around. Article is good. --zandperl 03:36, 6 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Keep. Interesting, useful, and encyclopedic article. -- Itai 22:16, 6 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Keep. Wikipedia may not be a news site, but it is the only encyclopedia that keeps up on news. Philwelch 06:56, 8 Apr 2004 (UTC)

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.