Wikipedia:Pages for deletion/Jake Russell

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The result of the debate was delete. Rossami (talk) 02:26, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Jake Russell

Suspected vanity or advertising page. The anon creator of this page first added link to website on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, then created this page, then added a comment on the discussion page that the subject is notable because his website is listed on Wikipedia's H2G2 page. In any case I think the community should be asked for consensus on his notability. RobertG ♬ talk 12:03, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

• Delete. Not notable. At best, the website deserves an external link in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, without reference to its creator, which is already there. android79 12:42, August 26, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep as notable dog breed... wait, sorry, that's Jack Russell. Delete webmaster and replace with hyperspace bypass. DS 13:01, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Vanity. Roodog2k 13:41, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete and feed to the ravenous bugblatter beast of Traal. Fernando Rizo T/C 16:52, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete as blatant vanity. Hall Monitor 17:53, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete per above. I think even the ravenous bugblatter beast of Traal draws the line at webmasters. Dottore So 19:26, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Vanity. *drew 00:45, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. (I'm the original author) -- The entry has been accused of vanity, which may seem the case. (I'll be the first to admit that I'm a little vain.) In any event, each of the sites mentioned are, in fact, the "largest on the web in their particular genre". While other editors of this fine site may not personally be aware of these particular sites, this does not change the fact that when I say "the largest", I do so based on unbiased numbers. I did not claim that they were the best (etc.), as this would be mere opinion, but "largest" is a term used to define a measurable statistic, which in these cases, refer to sheer volume of information. At any rate, the Jake Russell article has been signifigantly modified to better "fit in" with the encyclopedic nature of this site. One other issue that I should mention, as it concerns editors involved with the original article re: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I don't mind that my entries are moved, as this is the very nature of Wikipedia, but the reasons given is that the link to HHGTTGOnline.com is "suspected vanity". This is not the case. I reordered the sites in a legitimately fair order. HHGTTGOnline.com is the largest fan site. DouglasAdams.se is the largest fan-forum. ZZ9 (while a worthwhile group) is a fan appreciation society, and not as relevant to the majority of surfers simply looking for information, pictures, merchandise, etc.

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 article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.