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by Ninjaneered 2370 days ago
Here's the link to the draft:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Apache_Arrow

And some possible additional sources:

* https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2019/09/24/dr...

* https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180906005114/en

* https://thesiliconreview.com/2016/02/apache-arrow-is-the-new...

2 comments

The first article is a paid promotion piece, which WP won't accept as an RS.

The second is a press release by Arrow's sponsoring company, which, obviously, WP won't accept as an RS.

I have no idea what "The Silicon Review" is; this is the first time I've ever seen it. To the extent it's not a pay-to-play trade publication, it might qualify as a notability-establishing source. The fact that the "Review" does not itself have a WP page might make it harder to claim it's reliable, since it suggests nobody else knows what it is, either.

Looks like my lateral reading was sub-par (actually I didn't even try, just a quick Google/post).

The "Silicon Review" one looks like a pay-to-play as well after further review, it's used in citation on a few other Wikipedia articles, but as far as I can tell, and due to some anecdotal stories, it doesn't look good.

* https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicRelations/comments/bha6hs/sil...

* https://arpr.com/blog/4-pay-for-play-scams/

Good catch, thanks for spending the time to review my links. Reading your comments above, I largely agree. It's a high bar (mostly) to get an article on Wikipedia, and that's a good thing. It allows us to read the majority of content on Wikipedia without too much suspicion.

I read the draft.

Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but it's obvious advertising and has no place on Wikipedia. Maybe a Medium post would be more appropriate.

Wikipedia already has a problem with bad software articles like this.

I mostly agree. It is distinctly marketing-flavored, although not to a degree that I think should disqualify it alone.

What I think should disqualify it is that it's missing a lot of detail that would make the entry genuinely useful. As it is, it's as useful as a press release. Also, it does appear to have a problem with appropriate references.

Generally speaking, I have a hard time disagreeing with the reasons listed on that page for the rejections.