Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Buis

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was Delete. Neutrality^talk 20:10, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Buis, Turkey Cash, Reputation Power, BUIS Reputation and O-Board

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A forum. With pretend money. Is it really notable? Francs2000 00:34, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

• Delete. Totally non-notable. The page also has sections which are probably hoax or nonsense. Bwithh 00:38, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. NN. Devotchka 02:39, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Not notable. ERcheck 02:42, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

• I can assure you the site is real and not a hoax. (preceding unsigned comment by 68.117.38.99 (talk · contribs) 04:25, 31 October 2005)
• Plus you guys are real jerks. :mad: (preceding unsigned comment by 68.117.38.99 (talk · contribs) 04:28, 31 October 2005)
  • Don't take it personally. In general, Wikipedia articles for individual web forums tend to get deleted unless there is something particularly notable about them, no matter how real they are. Also, you should sign your comments on deletion discussions and other talk pages by adding ~~~~ to the end of them; you might want to register, too, so you'll have a proper username instead of just your IP address. --Aquillion 05:10, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

• Keep. This page ties into the overall workings of BUIS and is meant as an explanation of several features of the message board. Absinthejanus 06:07, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

• More at Reputation Power and BUIS Reputation. Delete I think it's a blatant use of Wikipedia as personal webspace. -LichYoshi 06:25, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

• There is no need for BUIS to use Winkipedia as personal webspace, it has its own url. The purpose of Winkipedia is to chronicle notable goings-on on the internet. A message board with a 4 year history is fairly notable. As too are the people who use it. Absinthejanus 06:53, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
  • The above user name Absinthejanus (Contributions) was created only yesterday and has contributed only to the articles that are the subject of this AFD discussion and to this discussion. ♠DanMS 06:56, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
    • Why should that have any bearing on this discussion? Is this not the place to argue the validity of the page in question? Absinthejanus 07:31, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
      • The wikipedia entries for reputation/etc, may not be notable - however the site itself (BUIS) has an extensive history and a loyal userbase spanning 4 years. It has been one of the last remaining significant communities of Smashing Pumpkins fans. It certainly is a notable site on the internet. Lonelytowers 08:33, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
        • Comment is user's only contribution to Wikipedia so far. -- Francs2000 10:49, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. BUIS is well known on other Smashing Pumpkins related sites. Although other sites churn out many new users and lose many too. Because of this, it is commonly referred to, but without a URL or other helpful information. This is where Wikipdia comes in, helping us give a small rundown and extensive history of the site for those with questions or comments. MyBigToe
  • User's only contributions to Wikipedia so far include edits to the articles in question and this vote. -- Francs2000 10:49, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
• Delete does not appear to reach WP:WEB criteria. Alf ^melmac 11:35, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
  • this is a quote from Alexa.com "Traffic Rank for buis2.net: 1,750,334" while the minimum for consideration on wikipedia is only 10,000. Absinthejanus 12:52, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
    • You've got it the wrong way round. Lower alexa ranks are better, thus WP:WEB requires 10,000 or lower. For example Wikipedia's rank is 41 [1]. That makes this site's rank far below the requirement. --JiFish(^Talk/_Contrib) 13:09, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, nn forumcruft. the wub "?!" 12:10, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
• Delete per nomination. --JiFish(Talk/Contrib) 12:17, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

• Another related page added at O-Board. I strongly recommend to Absinthejanus that you stop creating or editing pages relating to "BUIS" while this discussion is current. Further creation or editing of these pages in question could be seen to be malicious. -LichYoshi 13:37, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
  • Well I thought the point of this was to make the best case possible for the page by building and editing to make it notable. Since that is one of the requirements for the site to be added. If being an active member is malicious then i'm not sure how this site is supposed to work. Absinthejanus 14:28, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
    • To clarify, Wikipedia reports on sites because they are already notable—web sites don't become notable just because someone has created one or more articles about them on Wikipedia. If you can demonstrate the notability of BUIS and its related topics by expanding or clarifying the existing articles, that would be worthwhile. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 14:49, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
• Delete as above. 84.81.42.123 15:45, 31 October 2005 (UTC) - This was me. For some reason I had lost my login. Dalbury 16:33, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
• Delete non-notable. If for some reason the main article is kept, the others should be merged in with it. Tedernst 18:39, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
  • Hey good idea!! 68.117.38.99 20:56, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
• Delete as per nom - Master Of Ninja 19:24, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
• Delete all; nn forumcruft. MCB 22:47, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
• Comment it strikes me as a bit problematic to keep amending the nomination by adding related articles. I do understand the reason, but what if someone got sneaky and stuck in an unrelated article he just didn't like? --Trovatore 17:49, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
  • That said, delete Buis and any new articles without substantial non-BUIS content. --Trovatore 17:49, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
• Delete but I agree with Trovatore (and have made the point myself in other proposed deletions) that adding articles to a nomination after several editors have voted is not good form. The person adding the pages may see them as all the same for the purposes of deletion but another editor may not. -- DS1953 ^talk 02:37, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

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 a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.