Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wikitravel

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This page is an archive of the proposed deletion of the article below. Further comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was Keep --Aranda56 02:07, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Wikitravel

Nomination got lost somewhere and wasn't linked from the log. My vote is for keep but I'm adding it here in the interests of transparency. the wub "?/!" 08:27, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. This site has less popularity that the deleted Pink Poogle Toy page — It's blatantly advertising allowed because the owner is an admin here. Abusing position for personal gain and advertising isn't allowed anywhere I administrate. User:MattFrost wrote this.
  • Keep. There are Wikitravel links all over Wikipedia; it's in the same situation as IMDb. Also, Wikipedia has a clear pro-other-Wiki-sites bias, which under the circumstances I think is perfectly reasonable. I have no problem with Wikitravel — as long as it's still clear that it's not a Wikimedia sister project! :) --Quuxplusone 14:17, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep. I hardly see how an article about a non-profit, banneradless, CC-licensed fellow Wiki site can constitute "abusing position for personal gain". The article has been edited dozens of times and translated into 10+ languages since it was created in 2003. And for what it's worth, Alexa gives Wikitravel a rank of 26,859 as I type this, quite a bit higher than the 132k referenced in the PinkPT discussion last year. Disclaimer: I'm a Wikitravel admin myself, but all I get for the hours I put in is carpal tunnel syndrome. Jpatokal 00:53, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep. Well known and notable wiki. Has over 200,000 Google hits. Angela. 16:24, September 7, 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep, Alexa and Google suggest it's a notable Wiki and it's a good idea to have an article to explain the what Wikitravel is about if we've got so many external links to the place all around Wikipedia. - Mgm|(talk) 09:09, September 8, 2005 (UTC)
The fact it's been translated so many times since it's created, also says a lot about it's use within Wikipedia. - Mgm|(talk) 09:10, September 8, 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep Wikitravel is a great source of knowledge for travelers. I myself have used it and have had good results. Also it is a notable Wiki. Joelito 12:48, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep I have no prob with this article. Alf melmac 13:50, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep: --Bhadani 14:20, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep User:Nichalp/sg 17:58, September 8, 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep Amren (talk) 21:01, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep Monkey see. Monkey do. Molotov (talk) 21:20, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete Wikipedia isn't a web directory, lets be consistent. --Grcampbell 23:35, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep. Valid article about a site worth writing home about. Fg2 01:40, September 9, 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep. Interesting concept, though still sort of 'newborn-ish'. We kept worse articles. ---A.Grabowski
  • Keep. High value consumer website.
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 an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.