Talk:6Q0B44E

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An entry from 6Q0B44E appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 8 September 2006.

This article was nominated for deletion on September 9, 2006. The result of the discussion was Withdrawn.

The deletion consideration is a joke, isn't it? This article appeared on the main page, has plenty of sources and therefore isn't in any way a candidate for deletion, I think. The fact, that the deletion-discussion page doesn't exist contributes to my guess that it is a joke. --DocBrown 01:39, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Appearing on the main page isn't relevant, we can't use Wikipedia as a source. It has 4 sources, 1 of which is a Yahoo group, one is a Harvard page which I agree is reliable, but doesn't seem to source anything other than the trajectory, 1 is a mention in the Guardian, which I assume isn't significant because it's not online and 1 is basically a copy of the Harvard page. As for the deletion discussion not existing, that's because it takes more than 10 seconds to write an AfD, sorry. --Rory096 01:47, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

No offense. Sure we can't use wikipedia as a source. I thought that it was a sort of vandalism or so, but it isn't(to say that clear!), so I apologize for my harsh words, hope you didn't feel insulted. --DocBrown 02:41, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Please specify the Guardian reference better. Was it an online item or print edition? I don't find it searching http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardian/ Skylab made an S-IVB booster into a manned orbital lab. What kind of equipment might this object be? Any possibility of making something out of it?Edison 02:21, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Apologies to all for the lack of Guardian linkage - I did search their website but it appears the Spacewatch columns aren't placed online for some reason. I originally read the article in print form on the date specified. The article itself appeared on the inside back cover, under the weather report, as usual. B44E occupied around 6-8 column inches (not the one line mention posited), and was the sole subject of that issue's Spacewatch. I may still have the article on my desk (or I may have chucked it in the recycling), but unfortunately I'm around 200 miles away from it and won't be going back for another 2 weeks. I wasnt sure about including the Yahoo page, but thought it added an interesting human angle, since its the personal account of one of the discoverers (if that's even a word?). I'll agree it isnt massively reliable, but presumably the MPC will publish some better info and I imagine there will be a journal publication over the coming months.

I was somewhat surprised to see this AFDed though, thanks to all who voted against it. Modest Genius ^talk 18:32, 11 September 2006 (UTC)