Sorry to go on about this, but it really defies belief, sometimes, when you go into these things. I picked Yogscast because I'd just been watching an episode with my wife *and* I was just about 100% sure there wouldn't be an article on Wikipedia about them.
What are you to make of an exchange like this ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:UtherSRG/Archive_4#Deletion_of_Yogscast), really, if you're looking to write an article about the Yogscast? Awesome, the file's nuked, and CIreland<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:CIreland> salted the Yogscast page. I think we put a stopper on that! --HTMLCODER.exe<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:HTMLCODER.exe> (talk <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:HTMLCODER.exe>) 23:25, 28 April 2011 (UTC) "Awesome" in combination with "nuking" stuff and salting a page? Ack. Michel On 9 October 2011 01:38, Michel Vuijlsteke <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's a couple of "discussions". In the very loosest sense of the term. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/The_Yogscast > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_deletion/The_Yogscast > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Shadow_of_Israphel > > This says it all, really: > > > - *Delete* - Yet another attempt by fans of an unremarkable podcast to > find a way to promote themselves on Wikipedia. See the deletion logs for > The > > YogPod<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_YogPod&action=edit&redlink=1> > , The > Yogscast<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Yogscast&action=edit&redlink=1> > , The > yogscast<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_yogscast&action=edit&redlink=1>, > and > Yogscast<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yogscast&action=edit&redlink=1> > . MikeWazowski <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:MikeWazowski> > (talk<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:MikeWazowski>) > 14:34, 14 July 2011 (UTC) > > > And apparently it's personal: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:CIreland#The_Yogscast_Wikipedia_page > > Excellent (imho) article start here, btw: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bastawhiz/The_Yogscast > > On 9 October 2011 01:18, Michel Vuijlsteke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogscast springs to mind. >> >> A million followers on Youtube, arguably one of the factors in making >> Minecraft as popular as it is today, deleted time after time. >> >> Michel Vuijlsteke >> >> >> On 9 October 2011 01:11, WereSpielChequers >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> One good place to look would be talkpages deleted per G8, especially >>> where >>> the article was deleted per A7. >>> >>> Better still if you could get an extract of deleted talkpage edits by >>> editors with less than 100 edits. >>> >>> Or if you don't have access to deleted edits, an extract of Wikipedia >>> space >>> edits in subpages of Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion by editors with >>> fewer >>> than 100 edits would find shed loads. >>> >>> In my experience the most common argument against our notability concept >>> is >>> along the lines of "but he exists!". Which is more a failure to grasp the >>> concept of notability as opposed to having an alternative concept of it. >>> >>> More meaningful ones are along the lines of Wikipedia not embracing the >>> Internet - our lack of regard for people with high youtube followings >>> does >>> seem perverse to some; And ones where notability is as yet uncertain such >>> as >>> new signings to major teams who haven't yet played for the team. >>> >>> WereSpielChequers >>> >>> On 8 October 2011 09:24, David Gerard <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > 2011/10/7 Johan Jönsson <[email protected]>: >>> > >>> > > do you remember any particular discussions about articles (on the >>> talk >>> > > page, or AfD if enough newcomers found their way there) on English >>> > > Wikipedia where you could see that new editors/outsiders didn't agree >>> > > with the concept of notability, or how notability is interpreted >>> among >>> > > (most) Wikipedians? I know that I've seen them, I just can't seem >>> > > where to find them. >>> > >>> > >>> > +1 >>> > >>> > These need collecting. >>> > >>> > Deleting newcomers' hard work is one of our big PR problems. Even if, >>> > after contemplation, we decide we were actually right to do so. >>> > >>> > When someone wanders into the sausage factory and the very first thing >>> > that happens is that they fall head-first into the meat grinder ... >>> > this is an *unfortunate* circumstance. >>> > >>> > >>> > - d. >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > WikiEN-l mailing list >>> > [email protected] >>> > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: >>> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ >>> WikiEN-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
