Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mezzo (desktop environment)

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The result was delete. ✗plicit 13:30, 20 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Mezzo (desktop environment)

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This is the UI of Symphony OS whose page was itself deleted due to the OS not being notable. The desktop environment itself does not have and has apparently never had any significant user base, even by the page's own description of it it has no special or innovative distinguishing features over other more notable user interfaces and desktop environments and its inclusion in a non-notable hobbyist OS further confirms its lack of notability. Two of the three references are given to something called "Kuartet Desktop" which the article claims Mezzo inspired, however the links do not support this and no reference is made on them to Mezzo at all so these appear relevant - and this is even assuming that Kuartet Desktop is notable in and of itself, which it isn't since it is itself a minor hobby project that has not had any kind of activity since 2006. Simply put, the page does not meet WP:GNG by any reasonable definition. Foonblace (talk) 16:06, 6 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 19:42, 6 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete several reasons. Article created by single-purpose account Special:Contributions/TomatoBob whose only other edit was to !vote against deleting the Symphony OS article. Two of the sources appear to be about Kuartet instead of Mezzo. The first source is by Jason Spisak. His article claims he designed Mezzo, and only an anonymous editor in 2009 changed this to say it was instead Ryan Quinn. Quinn appears to have put the source into github in 2016, with no updates since then. Never caught on enough to be notable, at best a one or two person project. W Nowicki (talk) 18:26, 8 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Previously nominated via WP:PROD, ineligible for soft deletion.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 00:05, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as I can't find any substantial, non-primary coverage of this OS. ThadeusOfNazereth^{Talk to Me!} 21:45, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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