Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kooks Anonymous

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.

>>>> didnt realize this was a freakin' dictatorship what is the sense of having a discussion when you can come in and wave the almighty sword and off with your head....why didnt you just delete the kooks without warning mussolini....<<<<< I Have Now Had My Say!!!

The result of the debate was delete - none of the Maintain from the users explain any notability whatsoever, as well as possible sockpuppetry.Blnguyen | Have your say!!! 02:31, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kooks Anonymous

Non-notable. A meager 34 Ghits, and seems suspiciously exclusive from the article's description. fuzzy510 06:40, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

• Delete for rationale mentioned by Fuzzy510. ShigeruNomi 06:52, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete ditto. -- Consumed Crustacean | Talk | 08:27, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. They actually only have 15 unique google hits, and six or seven are to Wikipedia and its mirrors, and others are not to the group.--Fuhghettaboutit 13:58, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
• Maintain. Kooks anonymous is an active group that functions primarily via email (kooks@yahoogroups.com). While the web presence is relatively small the group is active and worthy of a wikipedia entry. --User:alex@outerbanks.umaryland.edu June 5, 2006
• Maintain. The Kooks more than deserve a wikpedia entry, as we are a very active group. We dont like it when others drop in our wikipedia entry....User:jpaterson@bloomberg.net June 5, 2006
• MaintainThe Kooks are an active group most deserving of our wikipedia entry. Please honor good surf etiquette and refrain from dropping-in and snaking our wikipedia entry. It's a big beautiful ocean with wikipedia waves for all. User:buddakook@hotmail.com
  • What exactly makes the group notable? There's nothing that you've mentioned besides "we're an active group", which applies to about 99% of groups in America, and few of them are notable enough for an entry. --fuzzy510 02:19, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Hey fuzzy why all the bad kharma here? You obviously have some sort of agenda here so why not put it out in writing for every one to view since you were the one who started this whole thing.....User:jpaterson@bloomberg.net June 6, 2006
  • Fuzzy; have you used the wikipedia resource lately? for example, go to http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/encyclopedia where you will note the definition of an encylopedia includes "A comprehensive reference work with articles on a range of topics." Now, Kooks Anonymous is a surf organization. Thus, if an individual wants to do research on the topic "surf organizations in the USA, NYC etc." they could go into wikipedia and find information on the Kooks as well as other surf organizations. If the information is removed, that individual will not find all the relevant information, thereby making wikipedia a less than comprehensive resource. Is that your goal? --User:alex@outerbanks.umaryland.edu June 6, 2006

Fuzzy logic just doesn't get it. Kooks Anonymous exists in the real world, not merely in googleplexdom. Real surfers can get realtime information and shared knowledge of the real world of surfing. Members from three or four continents and several tropical and subtropical islands are in constant communication supporting each other. Kooks Anonymous exists to provide a support network and self-improvement capabilities to the ocean-challenged and neophyte surfer. Kooks Anonymous offers daily news releases and weather forecasting, political and social commentary as well as plain old brother-and sister-hood, not to mention a few good laughs now and then. Furthermore Kooks Anonymous is non-exclusive and open to all comers.

• Maintain. I remember finding Kooks Anonymous through the Internet. And when I came to New York, I met some of the real Kooks. They took me surfing, and they rock. Don't delete!! You'll be erasing an online resource citing some of the East Koast's finest bit of surf history. The group is notable for the unique situation of New York City and East Coast surfers. If you search Wikipedia and enter the term "Surfing New York" Kooks Anonymous is the first result, which is right where it should be to introduce all online surfers to the wild world of surfing the Big Apple. - www.kakirine.com - June 7, 2006

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.