Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Super key (keyboard button)

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. -- Cirt (talk) 00:11, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Super key (keyboard button)

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Content is already covered in Space-cadet_keyboard, and is not notable Mamyles (talk) 13:44, 9 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 20:07, 9 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Merge & redirect This is better covered under the Space-cadet article, although it's reasonable to keep the name around as a redirect. The revival of the term once the Windows key became common on new keyboards is interesting. Andy Dingley (talk) 20:18, 9 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Rewrite. The key is used to refer both to the Space-cadet Keyboard, and modern usage as a generic modifier on Linux and BSD systems. Things shouldn't be deleted just because they are short and few people care about them. The Sanest Mad Hatter (talk) 00:41, 11 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I've done some, anyone know where I can find better information about KDE and Openbox usage? The Sanest Mad Hatter (talk) 00:28, 14 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Pause, let the Sanest Mad Hatter do his or her thing, and then think afresh. I'd never heard of the "Space-cadet keyboard" and now that I come to look at it am still in the dark; as although it's written in the past tense there's no indication of time. (The brown color seems unfashionable so I tentatively infer that it's old.) I have, however, been asked to use the "Super key" (I think in either Debian or something for Debian) and this article was useful for that. -- Hoary (talk) 09:32, 11 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or merge I always wondered by the Windows key is called "super" on Linux. Now I know. Shouldn't be deleted although I might perhaps be merged somewhere else. I'm not sure if the Space-cadet article would be the best place for that, though. —Ruud 19:51, 12 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:05, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep A merge would not do because the article talks about the original use of the term on the Space-Cadet keyboard, and its contemporary application on quite different keyboards and OS. It appears that the topic is established, notable and a likely search term. --AJHingston (talk) 00:16, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Super Keys are used outside of the space-cadet keyboard (I use one myself). This is now covered in the article. Francis Bond (talk) 04:20, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Obvious Keep Fundamental part of Linux computing used by tens of thousands of people. This is not exclusive to space-cadet keyboard and thus a redirect is inappropriate. Steven Walling 04:22, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I think my rewrite makes it acceptable, also makes the original reason of it being covered under the Space-cadet keyboard false as it now contains super key specific information. The Sanest Mad Hatter (talk) 04:41, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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.