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#31 scff249

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Posted 05 February 2009 - 08:24 AM

I can't understand why it'd be strict if other sites such as 4chan, animenewsnetwork.com, and other sites could get onto Wikipedia and this couldn't.....but then again, I don't know the restrictions and such and whatnot.

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#32 Lloyd T

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Posted 05 February 2009 - 05:13 PM

Here are some:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Footnotes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources

#33 Grinler

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Posted 05 February 2009 - 05:59 PM

Not sure what the above would stop from having a wikipedia article.

If you want to add it to wikipedia, that is fine, but I would rather not have it on wikia as part of another person's site. It makes the entry not neutral.

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#34 Lloyd T

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Posted 05 February 2009 - 06:13 PM

Copied to Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleeping_Computer

Do you want me to remove the article from Wikia?

#35 Grinler

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Posted 05 February 2009 - 06:22 PM

I would prefer it. Thanks

#36 Lloyd T

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Posted 05 February 2009 - 06:37 PM

It should be removed by the time you read this.

However, the Bleeping Computer article in Wikipedia has been placed as a candidate for speedy deletion just after a few minutes. That's how strict they are.

#37 Grinler

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Posted 05 February 2009 - 07:19 PM

So be it then. I really didnt want to be involved in this process as it looks strange in my eyes. If there is a reason you think BC belongs there, compared to other forums, then use the {hangon} feature they state should be use.

#38 Andrew

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Posted 08 February 2009 - 04:14 PM

Hmm... gone already. Of course you realize this means war!

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Posted 08 February 2009 - 05:32 PM

I don't quite understand--Wikipedia is removing the BC article because they consider it self-promotion? That means folks will have to track down articles to cite, a lot more work involved in that.

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Posted 08 February 2009 - 05:43 PM

fuzzywuzzy6, on Feb 8 2009, 05:32 PM, said:

I don't quite understand--Wikipedia is removing the BC article because they consider it self-promotion? That means folks will have to track down articles to cite, a lot more work involved in that.

They wouldn't consider it promotion if the references are from third-party sources. Or we can move it to a less-stricter wiki.

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Posted 08 February 2009 - 05:50 PM

Brian Krebs, in his last live chat at Security Fix on washingtonpost.com, gave a small nod to BC. We were his second choice for a computer help forum. But Brian Krebs! The Wiki folk should like that.

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Posted 08 February 2009 - 05:54 PM

Who was his first choice?

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#43 Guest_Jay-P VIP_*

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Posted 08 February 2009 - 06:06 PM

I am a super user of Wikipedia and have put in a request. I am remaining anonymous in this process, but the link is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Lankiveil because this editor was responsible for the error message and deletion!

#44 Guest_fuzzywuzzy6_*

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Posted 08 February 2009 - 06:11 PM

I just went to provide a link, having done it before, but it looks like the reference to BC was deleted completely, and there is a direct link to the first site, without it being named.

Sorry, but there must be other references praising BC elsewhere.

This is a direct link to his preferred site: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup

This post has been edited by fuzzywuzzy6: 08 February 2009 - 06:33 PM

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Posted 09 February 2009 - 12:08 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Lan...eeping_Computer

This link is anchored in to the talk page of the editor which deleted it. I have updated my post and signed it!

The error message is originally:

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This page has been deleted. The deletion log for the page is provided below for reference.

* 13:12, 6 February 2009 Lankiveil (Talk | contribs) deleted "Bleeping Computer" ‎ (A7: Article about a web site, blog, web forum, webcomic, podcast, browser game, or similar web content, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject)

Other references:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Why...page_deleted%3F
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Arti...Rescue_Squadron
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion

Reason for edit: quick snippet

This post has been edited by Jay-P VIP: 09 February 2009 - 12:10 AM