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The result was redirect to Home page. MBisanz ^talk 01:54, 29 August 2016 (UTC) reply

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non notable concept. The references given do not distinguish between home page or "start page". Google searches show very little actual hits despite a large initial number the hits disappear after around 400. noq ( talk) 22:34, 13 August 2016 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 08:28, 14 August 2016 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions. North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 08:28, 14 August 2016 (UTC) reply

• Delete - Too similar to home page— references don't support article, just supporting points. Margalob ( talk) 20:10, 14 August 2016 (UTC) reply
• Redirect Merge to Home page. Same concept entirely. Mr. Magoo ( talk) 11:37, 17 August 2016 (UTC) reply

• Comment: The concepts as described are different: "start page" is the page shown when opening a browser, and "home page" is the page shown when visiting a particular website. At least per the articles. The question seems to be whether the "start page" concept is notable, about which I have no opinion.  Sandstein  07:24, 21 August 2016 (UTC) reply
  • My apologies for not reading that article thoroughly, but when I searched for "home page," the first result was Google suggesting me to make Google my home page. The second result was our article. The third result was Mozilla instructing on how to set your home page. The next results seemed to be the kind of home pages our article refers to but without a mention of the term. In the news it seemed to always describe a browser's starting page: [1], [2], [3] and [4]. I had trouble with "Home Page Media Group," however. I think a merge of the terms is in order because they're used so indistinguishably. Mr. Magoo ( talk) 10:58, 21 August 2016 (UTC) reply
  • Internet Explorer describes the initial page as a home page, as do Firefox and Safari. Chrome describes it as a starting page. None of those browsers call it the Start page. noq ( talk) 11:56, 21 August 2016 (UTC) reply
• Delete or redirect - The only instance I know of homes pages being referred to as 'Start page' is in German where a 'Home' page is called "Startseite'. Maybe a redirect is the answer. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 08:57, 21 August 2016 (UTC) reply
• Redirect to home page: It's very simlar of those named as "Start pages". KGirlTrucker81 ^{talk what I'm been doing} 11:47, 21 August 2016 (UTC) reply
• Comment There is a clear difference between home page and start (or startup) page in a browser; starting up the browser takes you to the start page and pressing the browser home button gets you to the home page. [5] Both of those are different in concept from a home page of a web site. In principle, I would be OK with a merge, but merging all three into one article is likely to cause confusion, unless these different concepts are carefully explained. -- Mark viking ( talk) 20:34, 21 August 2016 (UTC) reply
  • Not sure it is that clear. Most modern browsers support multiple tabs and the initial page(s) can be set to re-open the last pages displayed before the browser was last shut. And the start page concept described here is not the same but is more a web portal. Expanding the concept of the home page article to show this is probably a good thing but having additional articles for each possible use is overkill. noq ( talk) 22:45, 21 August 2016 (UTC) reply
  • The source you linked to was Chrome's guide. noq wrote before that Chrome is the sole one to call it starting page. Mr. Magoo ( talk) 11:22, 24 August 2016 (UTC) reply
• Redirect to home page per above. It's not synonymous, no, but there's no reason it couldn't just be a line at web browser. The separate concept of a service/site intended to act as one's start page is just web portal, but given that "start page" has multiple meanings, home page seems the likeliest redirect target. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 23:18, 22 August 2016 (UTC) reply
• Redirect to Home page after delete. Concept not individually notable. K.e.coffman ( talk) 22:41, 28 August 2016 (UTC) reply

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