Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/TrekBBS

This page is an archive of the proposed deletion of the article below. Further comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was keep (no consensus). There are an awful lot of keep votes from users with a very low number of edits, but even if they are ruthlessly discounted there is not a consensus to delete this article. So I won't bother working out which of those votes should be counted and which should not. Sjakkalle (Check!) 11:33, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] TrekBBS

• Wikipedia is not a web directory. Article does not comport with WP:WEB Why do people say I have a vendetta when I've never even been a member of the site? It is asinine to assert motives without evidenceTanizaki 17:50, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

• 'Keep' A webforum that has spawned this many site is worth noting, and Trek is quite well known - who in western world would not recognize phrases like "Beam me up Scotty" or "Live long and prosper" For the record, I can't recall posting at Trekbbs at all, though I have been there to search for news. OmegaPaladin 07:32, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

• • NOTE: WP:WEB is not a policy on Wikipedia.Gateman1997 00:50, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

• Alexa rank of 84,932, too low for me. The article doesn't state any notability or meaningful impact on the Internet. Delete. I'm eagerly awaiting the inevitable whinefest thread over there. --Apostrophe 18:04, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

• • NOTE I just thought I would point this out.(this was posted out of order so more people would read it).

Even thought WP:WEB is not policy people are sitting it as reason for delete. Even thought the board meets one of the criteria. Number 3. And WP:WEB says you only need to meet one.

The board has 6999 register users. With 3565 users once being on at the same time. Also this is from trekBBS

"In order to prevent abuse, you may register only one user name at the Trek BBS..." So there will be few sock puppets.

“A website's impact can be demonstrated by meeting one or more of the following criteria: 1. Having an Alexa ranking of 10,000 or better 2. Having been the subject of national or international media attention within the last 2 years 3. Having a forum with 5,000 or more apparently unique members“ Elfwood 12:53, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

• Comment 7000 members, part of UGO network - is notable... but I'm going to abstain for now Ryan Norton ^{T | @ | C} 18:09, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete per nominator CDC (talk) 18:16, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, nominated due to childish reason on the stardestroyer.net VFD.Gateman1997 18:58, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

• keep please it is not as popular as stardestoryer maybe but still wikipedia is not paper Yuckfoo 19:40, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
• keep factual and verifiable. Trollderella 19:53, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep Your persuing a vendetta and crusade Tanizaki. Not very smart of you. First you attack SD.net, now your trying to kill Trek BBS. A definate vote keep from me. Alyeska 20:05, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
• KeepIt is the most popular startrek site on the net. Larger than the official site even. It certainly deservers a page (P.s. I only joined that board after seeing some one wanting to VFD it and currently have 0 posts).Elfwood 20:13, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep What do people have against large, notable message boards that have significant memberships and valid topics? SpringheelJack
• Delete, despite the nominator's motives. Not notable. —Charles O'Rourke 23:47, August 25, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete agree with nominator --Neigel von Teighen 23:49, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Comment You agree with the nominator, yet the reasons he cited are invalid. WP:WEB is not offical Wiki policy. It even states as much in the article. Alyeska 23:53, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

• Keep WP:WEB is not policy, and the only reason this VfD exists is due to a personal vendetta. TrekBBS should be considered on its own merits, not caught up in a personal crusade. PredatorX 12:22, 26 August 2005 (GMT+12)
• Delete. Yet another single-interest message board. And WP:WEB may not be policy, but it's a damn good guideline. --Calton | Talk 00:49, August 26, 2005 (UTC)
  • Comment - It isn't single-interest; less than half of the subforums are about Trek, and a small (but noticeable) number of members post there despite not liking Trek. --DaveJB 15:33, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete - Per Calton & nom. -PlainSight 04:14, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete as per nominator.--nixie 09:00, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, but also slap nominator with a big wet sack of WP:POINT. Proto t c 09:41, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep - It meets the WP:WEB guidelines. - Lifefeed 13:06, August 26, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep - Invalid reason cited, and otherwise a notable board. --DaveJB 15:33, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, agree w/Charles O'Rourke, Calton Dottore So 16:45, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep - Notable and verifiable --ERTW 21:45, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

• Delete - It is as notable as ratemystump.com Its subject matter is obsolete as well.

• Keep - The original article stands. The reason it's being deleted, or attempted to, is because the person asking for the deletion is just trying to cause trouble. The site's fine, the article is fine, he is just wasting your time. Ignore him.WeyounTDB 22:00, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

• Delete - This entry is a waste of webspace on Wikipedia's servers.

• Keep - The TrekBBS far outpowers, outpopulates and outclasses it's spinoffs such as Wordforge and TrollKingdom. Two boards who have fought to get TrekBBS's name deleted from Wikipedia. In fact, several members from Wordforge have repeatedly tried to defame TrekBBS's Wiki entry. To name two are Face and BizarroEnt, both members of Wordforge and both responsible for spreading libelous claims. TrekBBS will exist long after these two boards are digital dust.

• Keep - TrekBBS is the largest and most organized Trek board on the WWW. And I agree with the above comment, that other spinoff boards are hoping to see TrekBBs taken down, out of pure malice and jealousy.

• KEEP - This entry must stay!Urizen 00:54, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

• Keep - And lose the link to trekbbs.co.uk? I think not!--Borgs8472 01:05, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

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