Talk:PestPatrol

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I have listed this article for deletion as spam. The request was voted down because it is about a notable piece of software. The article still needs to be rewritten - at the moment it is little more than an advertisement. - Mike Rosoft 15:25, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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On 23 Feb 2005, this article was nominated for deletion. The result was keep and cleanup. See Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/PestPatrol for a record of the discussion.

As I wote this piece, I just wanted people to understand that this is not designed to be an advertisement, and I don't work for Pestpatrol. I wanted Pestpatrol to have an article, since it is one of the most historically-important antispyware vendors. Everything I say about Pestpatrol is true, including the fact that it is controversial.

I find it important in an encyclopedia article to make it clear:

  • why something is important (in case it should appear in an unusual context like in a novel years from now)
  • if it is controversial
  • what other vendors have used it
  • background information
  • notable contributions to an industry

If this sounds like an ad, perhaps it hasn;t met my requirements.

Smkatz 13:14, 17 May 2005 (UTC)

P.S I am also a contributing author to a very comprehensive list of spyware vendors on Wikipedia.

These links have been spammed in a very awful way. They no longer go to CA or Pestpatrol. I am fixing this.

Smkatz 13:21, 17 May 2005 (UTC)

Since I have waited for a response for three days, I am changing the cleanup tag to remove the rewrite requirement. I do not as I said work for Pestpatrol, CA, or any other company. I am a college student. My recent work on the US Cellular article proves that I am a credible contributor to wikipedia. Anyone who thinks I have violated Wikipedia rules by making this change, which I think will cause this article to be improved faster, may e-mail me at katzsa [at] earlham dot edu

--Sam Smkatz 11:37, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

Also, I have read the discussion on Vfd. More people want a "cleanup" than a "cleanup" rewrite. It gets 805,000 google hits which means that it is referenced at least 42 places on the web. (Googlebombing requires at least 42 references.)

By the general consensus governance style of Wikipedia, and the general lack of progress on this artiicle, my actions were appropriate.

Smkatz 11:42, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

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