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The result was speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn. ( non-admin closure) -- WikiLinuz ( talk) 06:40, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
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Fails WP:GNG. Purely written for promotion. Article is closely related to another promotional BLP, Chris Sullo. (Note: The author ( User:Root exploit) also self-describes themselves as "Security Researcher" on their userpage). -- WikiLinuz ( talk) 04:22, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- I'm not sure about notability for software but some notability does appear to exist: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/services/nikto https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/nikto (not a reliable source itself but shows the existence of other sources). Traumnovelle ( talk) 04:32, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Internet and Software. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 04:54, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
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The result was speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn. ( non-admin closure) -- WikiLinuz ( talk) 06:40, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
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- Nikto (vulnerability scanner) ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View log | edits since nomination)
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Fails WP:GNG. Purely written for promotion. Article is closely related to another promotional BLP, Chris Sullo. (Note: The author ( User:Root exploit) also self-describes themselves as "Security Researcher" on their userpage). -- WikiLinuz ( talk) 04:22, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- I'm not sure about notability for software but some notability does appear to exist: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/services/nikto https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/nikto (not a reliable source itself but shows the existence of other sources). Traumnovelle ( talk) 04:32, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Internet and Software. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 04:54, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
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