Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Post processor

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The result was keep. Spartaz ^Humbug! 06:01, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

Post processor

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I couldn't find many good citations for this article; most of the sources only cover the software in passing or don't describe how it works. Also, judging from the sources I could find, it seems to be just another piece of software in the processing scheme of a CNC machine. 7amithorn me - talk 00:20, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Note: this discussion has been included in the AfD sorting lists for the following topics: Computing and Software. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 02:48, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
oh was I supposed to do that when I made the AfD? sorry 7amithorn me - talk 03:15, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Comment What about these sources?
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110519182051/http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/notes-on-posts
- https://www.mlc-cad.com/resources/mastercam/what-is-a-post-processor/

Thanks, CommonsKiwi (talk) 01:14, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

Those might work, I hadn't seen them when I did my search. Let me see what I can do with the article with them. 7amithorn me - talk 01:27, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

I have re-written the article based on new sources; I think it probably passes muster on that area now (though I'd like if someone looked at the sources); it might still be not notable enough. BUT I'm much less confident that it needs to be deleted now. 7amithorn me - talk 02:10, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for putting in the effort! If it is of interest, I found those sources by setting date ranges, i.e. only looking at results that are from before 2022 (because LLMs weren't really a thing then, so there is far less listicle spam), and/or by adding a compulsory "magazine" term to the search (because trade magazines are often good sources for this kind of thing). CommonsKiwi (talk) 02:27, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, BhikhariInformer (talk) 17:48, 12 May 2026 (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.