Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Windows 12

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The result was delete. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 17:47, 12 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Windows 12

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Moving this to AfD since PROD failed. This article clearly violates WP:Crystal, as it's 100% speculation and rumors, regardless of the source of the rumors. Following past precedent, articles about Windows versions have been deleted prior to an official announcement, including Windows 8. This article is not encyclopedic. Herbfur (Eric, He/Him) (talk) 17:40, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

To add on, prior precedent from here and here can be applied. Herbfur (Eric, He/Him) (talk) 17:45, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 18:47, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:NOTCRYSTALBALL. I could logically see some reason to merge it into Windows 11 and mention a possible future version, but unless Microsoft themself state they have already begun planning for/developing a Windows 12 it wouldn't be much and would still violate WP:CRYSTAL. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 20:05, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete The 'sources' for this are spec articles and Google-bombed junk, along with non-surprising things like Windows 12 is expected to have new features not seen in Windows 11. Also recommending this be locked from re-creation until proper sourcing exists. Nate • (chatter) 20:07, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The first source is literally just whoever wrote the article guessing based on a Windows Central report (which I doubt is actually associated with Microsoft) and also the Deskmodder source was referring to a Tweet that was deleted and revealed to be a joke (shows that you can't trust everything you see on the internet) ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 20:10, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, see WP:NOTCRYSTALBALL. No source, no announcement, the TechAdvisor source does not mention Windows 12 releasing. Additionally, Windows 12 could just be Windows 11 24H2. --HolyNetworkAdapter (talk) 20:25, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete since it's only rumors at this point and not people writing about how notable these rumors are. Skynxnex (talk) 22:22, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment To add further evidence, the draft for this article has been rejected 8 times and experienced vocal opposition before the page was published.Herbfur (Eric, He/Him) (talk) 02:45, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It's also been rejected, all the more reason to delete it. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 13:56, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as premature crystal. There is nothing here other than speculation, and even the name might change to something like "Windows 2024" or some later date. --Mvqr (talk) 11:06, 10 January 2023 (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.