- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellaneous page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result of the debate was nomination withdrawn. Normally I comment when I do this, but the discussion speaks for itself. Non-admin closure. Shalom ( Hello • Peace) 00:19, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
We don't need this. This page is just bringing up ridiclous arguments which distract the wikipedia topic and there is no need to have a page on what a wikipedian thinks about userboxes, or a page that brings up any kind of old argument. I find the idea of a scale about userboxes completely uneeded and unlike other essays. This page hasn't even got anything to do with encyclopedia building, its not needed. The sunder king 14:16, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Nominator's rationale in a summary: "I don't like this essay."-- WaltCip 14:54, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- I don't think so.
The sunder king
15:01, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Well, why are you fishing into other user's userspaces for essays and deleting them because you think they're "unencyclopedic"?--
WaltCip
15:03, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Because he's a deletionist, and he didn't ask me if this would be a good idea first.
The Hybrid
T/
C
15:04, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Oh, of course; the Adopt-a-User program. That makes sense. Well, I'm not sure what you intend to do, but my position to keep remains. I won't intervene further.-- WaltCip 15:08, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Because he's a deletionist, and he didn't ask me if this would be a good idea first.
The Hybrid
T/
C
15:04, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Well, why are you fishing into other user's userspaces for essays and deleting them because you think they're "unencyclopedic"?--
WaltCip
15:03, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Keep - good user, non-controversial subpage, yadda yadda yadda. The Hybrid T/ C 15:10, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Keep I don't like it either, as it doesn't make much sense. However, it doesn't break any guidelines- essays don't have to contain provable facts, they are expressions of opinion. Lurker ( said · done) 15:22, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Keep Userboxes are part of wikikepia, so an essay about them is about wikipedia, no? I'm infinitely more distracted by this nomination than by the essay. But I'll be merciful and won't nominate the nominator for deletion --
Victor falk
15:24, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Be nice ;). The Hybrid T/ C 15:26, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Keep I don't see any reason to delete it: it's an essay, and it's confined to userspace. The essay is humorous, but that's not a reason to delete.
Acalamari
17:51, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- I've also informed the user about their subpage being up for deletion. Acalamari 17:53, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Keep it's an essay in userspace. Even if it just expresses the opinions of its creator it should be allowed. Hut 8.5 17:59, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Keep per all above. I actually find this essay very helpful in casting light on Wikipedia's processes (I think we need to be less afraid of couching Wikipedia concepts in RL political terms, as we do have politics here, like it or not). As stated above, opinion essays in userspace are allowed, provided they're somehow relevant to Wikipedia. Walton One 20:42, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Keep its a userspace essay. No harm is done by having it. SashaCall ( Sign!)/( Talk!) 22:07, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Keep - It's a harmless userspace essay. It's relevant to Wikipedia, and not causing any problems. Neranei (talk) 03:03, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
- Speedy Keep I see no reason to delete it. Perfectly acceptable and quite interesting too. Charon X/ talk 12:50, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
- Keep obviously. I wrote this essay a while back now (a year last Wednesday?! Has it really been that long?) during the big climax to the userbox debates (and everything's been quiet since then really). The idea was to help everyone understand the other side's views (and it was meant to go over the edge a little, a bit drastic). I actually had some help too from User:NThurston, who helped with the non-GUS side to make it more balanced. - Royalguard11( T· R!) 22:57, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
- 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 page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellaneous page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result of the debate was nomination withdrawn. Normally I comment when I do this, but the discussion speaks for itself. Non-admin closure. Shalom ( Hello • Peace) 00:19, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
We don't need this. This page is just bringing up ridiclous arguments which distract the wikipedia topic and there is no need to have a page on what a wikipedian thinks about userboxes, or a page that brings up any kind of old argument. I find the idea of a scale about userboxes completely uneeded and unlike other essays. This page hasn't even got anything to do with encyclopedia building, its not needed. The sunder king 14:16, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Nominator's rationale in a summary: "I don't like this essay."-- WaltCip 14:54, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- I don't think so.
The sunder king
15:01, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Well, why are you fishing into other user's userspaces for essays and deleting them because you think they're "unencyclopedic"?--
WaltCip
15:03, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Because he's a deletionist, and he didn't ask me if this would be a good idea first.
The Hybrid
T/
C
15:04, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Oh, of course; the Adopt-a-User program. That makes sense. Well, I'm not sure what you intend to do, but my position to keep remains. I won't intervene further.-- WaltCip 15:08, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Because he's a deletionist, and he didn't ask me if this would be a good idea first.
The Hybrid
T/
C
15:04, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Well, why are you fishing into other user's userspaces for essays and deleting them because you think they're "unencyclopedic"?--
WaltCip
15:03, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Keep - good user, non-controversial subpage, yadda yadda yadda. The Hybrid T/ C 15:10, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Keep I don't like it either, as it doesn't make much sense. However, it doesn't break any guidelines- essays don't have to contain provable facts, they are expressions of opinion. Lurker ( said · done) 15:22, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Keep Userboxes are part of wikikepia, so an essay about them is about wikipedia, no? I'm infinitely more distracted by this nomination than by the essay. But I'll be merciful and won't nominate the nominator for deletion --
Victor falk
15:24, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Be nice ;). The Hybrid T/ C 15:26, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Keep I don't see any reason to delete it: it's an essay, and it's confined to userspace. The essay is humorous, but that's not a reason to delete.
Acalamari
17:51, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- I've also informed the user about their subpage being up for deletion. Acalamari 17:53, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Keep it's an essay in userspace. Even if it just expresses the opinions of its creator it should be allowed. Hut 8.5 17:59, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Keep per all above. I actually find this essay very helpful in casting light on Wikipedia's processes (I think we need to be less afraid of couching Wikipedia concepts in RL political terms, as we do have politics here, like it or not). As stated above, opinion essays in userspace are allowed, provided they're somehow relevant to Wikipedia. Walton One 20:42, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Keep its a userspace essay. No harm is done by having it. SashaCall ( Sign!)/( Talk!) 22:07, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Keep - It's a harmless userspace essay. It's relevant to Wikipedia, and not causing any problems. Neranei (talk) 03:03, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
- Speedy Keep I see no reason to delete it. Perfectly acceptable and quite interesting too. Charon X/ talk 12:50, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
- Keep obviously. I wrote this essay a while back now (a year last Wednesday?! Has it really been that long?) during the big climax to the userbox debates (and everything's been quiet since then really). The idea was to help everyone understand the other side's views (and it was meant to go over the edge a little, a bit drastic). I actually had some help too from User:NThurston, who helped with the non-GUS side to make it more balanced. - Royalguard11( T· R!) 22:57, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
- 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 page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.