Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Wikipedia Hall of Shame

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The result of the debate was delete. --Tony Sidaway^Talk 10:00, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The Wikipedia Hall of Shame

Not 100% sure about this. Looks like some sort of trolling attempt. Thought I'd list it here for consensus. Kurt Shaped Box 22:21, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

• Deletion log shows it's been speedied a couple times in the last hour. At best user:Cathytreks is trying to make a WP:POINT. At worst, she's a troll. Speedy delete and protect -Satori ^(talk) 22:24, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
  • Actually, assuming good faith, she's probably just a newbie who doesn't understand our procedures. The page doesn't belong in article space, though. -Satori ^(talk) 00:19, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Might not be bad if it's done right. I vote to keep it on a probationary status, but not if its sole purpose is to humiliate authors, but rather serves as a source of humor, interest, or examples of what not to do.22:32, 24 August 2005 (UTC)~~ This comment is by User:Jbrakatselos - user's 6th edit. FreplySpang (talk) 22:36, August 24, 2005 (UTC)

• FWIW - The author has defended it on my user talk page: [1] It doesn't sound likely to be a serious encyclopedia-type article anyway, so delete. FreplySpang (talk) 22:36, August 24, 2005 (UTC)

Hi everybody, to the concerned person(s) above, first off, I an not a "troll" (whatever that means!) I work here at the Wiki on my own time as we all do!, I am a participant in the following group for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wikipedians_for_encyclopedic_merit and I just happen to be working on a subject in an article for Wikipedia, and yeah, while it is only a stub at this point in a few hours I hope it will be read and enjoyed by most with a smile and a wink at for my efforts at the worst. So please wont you all give me a few measurements of time to show you ???? I am a serious editor here at Wikipedia! (and I care!)

I thank you in advance Shalom! (Cathytreks 22:38, 24 August 2005 (UTC))

• Looks speediable to me, but what the heck. Delete. --fvw* 22:44, August 24, 2005 (UTC)

• Delete, possibly BJAODN - Whatever the case, this does not belong in the main article namespace, because it is clearly about things internal to Wikipedia --Mysidia (talk) 23:00, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The Wikipedia Hall of Shame!

Is a place where people who dont dare register their IP go, and also those who fail to check their facts first before they make an edit may reside as well! Hey guys who want to delete this remember.....This article is a stub. More ..much more to come...So please stand by for...The Wikipedia Hall of Shame! which will serves as a source for humor, interest, or examples of what not to do while editing here on The Wikipedia! come back and fee free to contribute and edit edit edit..in good fun and so please feel free to share your ideas, I'll be back later with a bunch of things. (btw, im not a troll either but love to help make things better around here) User:Cathytreks 22:46, 24 August 2005 (UTC))

Here is my view on Wikipedia from the group im in here on reform of Wiki: "I too shall be glad to assist in helping to develop a standard of thoughful concensus building which shall not impose new censorship standards on the Wikipedia, save those self imposed ones that lay within ourselves. While the concept of "decency" may be POV on its face still, there should be some basic standard of decency that a community should strive to abide by, lest we suffer that result, which would undoubtedly be ...total anarchy." from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wikipedians_for_encyclopedic_merit

• Move since User:Cathytreks, seems to think it important, to Wikipedia: or User: namespace or BJAODN. Does not belong in main namespace at all. -- RHaworth 23:16:29, 2005-08-24 (UTC)
• Delete, it certainly doesn't belong in the article space, and it looks like nothing but a bitch page. Zoe 23:20, August 24, 2005 (UTC)

• Cathy is not a troll, and edits in good faith. This should, however, be in her user space. BJAODN stands for "Bad Jokes And Other Deleted Nonsense," which is where a lot of examples of what not to do end up -- in other words, Cathy, I'm afraid someone has beat you to setting this sort of page up. If, however, you would like to keep a log of pages that serve as examples of what not to do, I'd again suggest setting that up connected to your user page. Cheers, JDoorjam 23:33, 24 August 2005 (UTC).

• Delete. Original research. ManoaChild 23:34, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
  • There is no existing wikipedia definition of shameworthy. This article attempts to define such a concept. Hence, original research. WP:NOR applies. ManoaChild 23:51, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

Excuse me nice editors...I dont even know some/most of you people and yet you treat me as a vandal/troll!...why?..why are you to be sitting in judgement on me and saying those kinds of things, like im a bad person, give me a break, and just Who or what is a BAJOADN!? , anyway you guys arent even giving me a chance...so im going to just work on my piece and hope you will think differently when its no longer just a stub...Please give my article a chance!? I am a serious editor here and this is rediculous how rudely and wrongly I am treated by some of you. ..forshame on those who act so. :( please...and it is not original research! (Cathytreks 23:25, 24 August 2005 (UTC))

• I say delete. Hey, Cathy, what you are writing is not an article. This is not a bunch of community pages; this is an encyclopædia. Much as I like personal camaraderie, I cannot really define that as belonging to an encyclopædia. IINAG 23:47, 24th August 2005 (UTC)

• Comment: Arrrgh, let's not drag this thru VfD. It's clearly not suitable for the article namespace. How about moving it to Wikipedia:Hall of Shame and worrying no more about it? Friday (talk) 23:59, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
  • Let's just get her to move it to her namespace, as I suspect it will be better suited there.

• I do not see why there should be a 'Wikipedia Hall of shame,' either in an article form, or as part of the communal community pages. Such a thing would be completely subjective, and would be both a cause of more friction than harmony, and, in a twisted way, a recognition of spammers' potency. Surely, we should not dedicate our space to those who try to bring this encyclopaedia down. IINAG 00:12, 25th August 2005 (UTC)

I don't believe that's remotely the intent here, but I can understand why this may be better off as a user page than anywhere else. I see no reason to continue the VfD process for this one, though. There's no way this can end up existing in the article namespace. Friday (talk) 00:17, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

• Delete (or userfy) I can't see any good coming of this. --Doc (?) 00:16, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Jaxl | talk 00:58, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

I had a dream ...of a Wikipedia site where anyone who was lost or erred by accedent might come to a place of learning from those who messed up..in a good way...no name calling no baiting...just a place to pick up the pieces as editors to be after a gafaw...guess I made a mistake to think it would be an encyclopedic article worth merit and fun...as I slump in defeat over this I am sorry I wasted the idea at Wikipedia...this time, but please dont count either the idea or me out yet cuz..."I'll be back" lol ;-) (Cathytreks 01:31, 25 August 2005 (UTC))

[edit] Thank You Everybody

Thank you all who wrote so kindly to me on my User Talk page and exsplained it all so well, I want to be an asset to the community and be of value, I'll be back with something of value to contribute I hope that you will be as kind again as you were on my user page after you learned I only meant good stuff! ...best to all Cathy!  :-) (Cathytreks 01:49, 25 August 2005 (UTC))

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