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Impulse Tracker

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Previously deleted by Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Schism Tracker, this article has no independent sources and no apparent statement of notability. Guy (Help!) 14:26, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

Please see WP:RS and WP:V. If coverage is lacking, we are not allowed to compensate by using junk sources. Misplaced Pages is not a directory and WP:ILIKEIT does not count either. It's already been deleted once due to inadequate sourcing, if you want it kept you need to add non-trivial coverage in reliable independent sources, not just say that you're sure they must exist somewhere. Guy (Help!) 10:06, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
Exactly how Salon.com is a junk source? Or any of these:
* Gamasutra, which has an article on how Impulse Tracker was used to make music for The Sims DS/GBA: .
* The Times of India, which has an article about how Infected Mushroom started out using Impulse Tracker:
* Thescene.com.au, same subject:
* Epic Games's official page for Unreal music, mentioning modified IT format used for the soundtrack:
Etc. Since I'm not sure of your definition of "junk", I'm not adding these to the article yet, but simply use them here to demonstrate the importance of the software in question. --Jashiin (talk) 10:28, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
They should have been in the article if you want them considered as sources. The Gamasutra article is not a good reference showing notability. It is one sentence about this software, along with mentions of other software that have been used by an artist. We want several significant length coverage of this piece of software not an article on some artist who mentions offhand that he has used the software on one project. I didn't review the rest of your sources and do not speak for JzG. Miami33139 (talk) 11:10, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
The salon reference, as it applies to Impulse Tracker, is useless. Miami33139 (talk) 11:12, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
So basically, what you're saying is that it isn't enough that the software was used to create soundtracks of not one but several influential video games, and it is not enough that the software was used by influential musicians? But if there were a separate article dedicated exclusively to the software, that would show notability? Isn't this, um, against common sense? --Jashiin (talk) 11:18, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
No. Miami33139 (talk) 11:30, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
These links show IT mentioned in passing. Perhaps enough to verify the software for use in a broader article (per my redirect suggestion) but nowhere near enough for WP:N. Marasmusine (talk) 11:37, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
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