Talk:Drop box

Requested move 11 February 2015

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The result of the move request was: No move. Cúchullain ^t/c 14:09, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

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Dropbox → Dropbox (disambiguation) – If Dropbox is not a primary topic, this page should at least redirect to Dropbox (service) and the disambiguation be done on Dropbox (disambiguation), and a hatnote on the Dropbox (service) page should be added saying

"Dropbox" redirects here. For other uses, see Dropbox (disambiguation).

This will avoid searchers for the common file storage service from having to go through a disambiguation page to look for what they want to find. <<< SOME GADGET GEEK >>> (talk) 23:52, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

• Strong oppose WP:MALPLACED on moving and then pointing to the dab page ; if there is a primary topic, it is a night deposit box at the bank. WP:RECENTISM and computer-bias is evident from the online storage service even being thought of as any sort of primary topic. -- 70.51.200.101 (talk) 06:31, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
• Oppose. The proposal does not make a case for why Dropbox (service) should be considered the primary topic. Egsan Bacon (talk) 15:03, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

Switching to support. Convinced by SnowFire. Egsan Bacon (talk) 17:56, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

• Support, but Move Dropbox (service) to Dropbox as well. Nominator failed to present an argument but they're still correct; Dropbox the band appears a total non-entity that should possibly be deleted (no 3rd party reviews currently), so Dropbox the service wins the relevance war by a mile, recentism or no, and is the primary topic. @Egsan Bacon: - if nom's lack of an argument didn't convince you, does my argument? SnowFire (talk) 21:33, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

I wasn't thinking of the band when I wrote that - I agree that this Dropbox well outpaces that one. I was thinking of the thing that the founders of Dropbox were probably thinking of when naming their company, the night deposit box to leave something in when the bank/post office/library/etc is closed. Checking into it, though, it looks like that is mostly called a "drop box" over a "dropbox". I was going to suggest a hat note, but apparently we don't seem to have an article on night deposit boxes yet under any name I can find. Considering we have articled on some pretty basic things there doesn't seem to be much to say about (like bookend), I was legitimately surprised. Egsan Bacon (talk) 17:56, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

• Support move as proposed by Snowfire. The webservice is by far the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC by page views. kennethaw88 • talk 04:53, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
• Comment the dab has been cleaned up, and there's two valid entries with long-term significance. The band is a red herring. Discussion here should balance views vs long-term significance per WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. Widefox; talk 23:14, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
• Weak Oppose Dropbox (service) may be here today, gone tomorrow - WP:10YT. What's the pageviews anyhow? Similar example of pageviews vs long-term - we keep the fruit at Apple despite Apple Inc. being more popular. This one is less clear-cut with two weaker rivals, so a dab seems appropriate. Widefox; talk 23:14, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

• The website got 148,000 views in 90 days; the band and album only get 1800 and 600, respectively. Even Post box, which isn't necessarily competing for the primary topic named Dropbox, only gets 11,000. This is the overwhelming primary topic. I don't even think that an 8-year-old website is that recent. I don't see how anyone can suppose it will be gone anytime soon. kennethaw88 • talk 17:15, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

• Oppose as the disambig page serves a better purpose than a primary topic based on WP:RECENTISM. 2620:0:1000:157D:7522:8BA:AC49:BE47 (talk) 17:37, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
• Support move and move Dropbox (service) to Dropbox the service is overwhelming the primary topic for this by common usage, searching across books, webpages, NY Times articles etc. As for recentism, yes it's quite a recent service, but it's a big one, and I see no reason to think it won't be around in ten years. It's more likely than not.  — Amakuru (talk) 15:21, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
• Oppose for now. Surprised that Wiktionary has no entry, but see Cambridge's definition. However an Alexa rank in the top 100 indicates that the service may be a contender. I'm reminded of the work I did to fix Brand New after the band was yanked off of the primary topic based on WP:RECENTISM arguments. Eventually someone even wrote an article on the topic. Maybe someone will start an article about the drop boxes that people drop things in, for someone else to pick up later. LOL, please don't let my !vote be the swing vote. Wbm1058 (talk) 21:42, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
• Oppose recent and not primary. In ictu oculi (talk) 04:16, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

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"Dropbox"

The usage and primary topic of "Dropbox" is under discussion, see talk:Dropbox (service) -- 70.51.46.11 (talk) 04:41, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

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