- Encyclopedia Dramatica (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) (restore|cache|AfD3)
It was deleted back in November 2004, when it wasn't notable at all, and only 16 Google results. However, Encyclopedia Dramatica IS now notable, with 179,000 results for "encyclopedia dramatica" on Google, and they have been mentioned in the news quite a few times, particularly due to a Craigslist incident. I also think that here is bias against them because they are a satirical wiki (and many members and even sysops of Encyclopedia Dramatica have vandalized Wikipedia tons of times, see User:Blu Aardvark and his sockpuppets) and they are very anti-Wikipedia. However, if Uncyclopedia has its own article, why not ED? Just semi-protect it first to prevent vandalism. Floaterfluss (talk) (contribs) 16:11, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
- Note Prior actions on this topic include:
- Delete (Dec 13, 2004) AfD#1
- Keep (June 2, 2005) AfD#1 (redirect)
- No consensus (March 24, 2006) AfD#2
- Delete (July 18, 2006) AfD#3
- Deletion endorsed (July 26, 2006) DRV#1
- Deletion endorsed (September 5, 2006) DRV#2
- Links to Encyclopædia Dramatica may be removed wherever found on Wikipedia as may material imported from it. (October 20, 2006) ArbCom (see also Link ban question)
- Arbcom has ruled (October 27, 2006) DRV#3
- Deletion endorsed (November 16, 2006) DRV#4
- Speedy close (22:01 November 18, 2006) DRV#5
- Speedy close (20:29 November 18, 2006) DRV#6
- No new information (April 23, 2007) DRV#7
- Speedy close (April 29, 2007) DRV#8
- Pending (October 3, 2007) DRV#9
- -- Jreferee t/c 02:54, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
- "Oh no, not again." Could we see a userspace version drafted strictly in accordance with WP:INDY and WP:FORGET? A google search is not a list of reliable sources, and you didn't bother to link any for us to tell if there is non-trivial coverage available to support an article. I believe the general consensus on this one is that we won't restore without a valid userspace version. Require userspace version before consideration. GRBerry 16:55, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
- Fuck No! was my first reaction to this one. Google hits are no meaningful measure of notability although a lack of google hits can point to a lack of notability. Please come up with some real world reliable sources and references before we even consider looking at this. Spartaz Humbug! 17:10, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
- Speedy close - Drudge up some RS first and insert 1 credit(s) to continue.--WaltCip 17:41, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
- Ain't gonna happen. Wouldn't be prudent. Corvus cornix 20:32, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
- do it in user space first Personally. I think an article on this is fully justified, and the absence of one reflects poorly on our objectivity when it comes to criticism of Wikipedia. "Wouldn't be prudent" is in contradiction to NOT CENSORED. But the only way of convincing people will be to construct a god sourced article to show. DGG (talk) 20:36, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
- Actually, my comment was just a joke, but there is no way that ED will be allowed an article until the Arbcom decision in the MONGO case is reversed. Corvus cornix 20:40, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
- Read the Arbitration decision in the MONGO case again friend. There is no prohibition of an article, the only mention of such a move was dismissed by Fred Bauder as outside of the case's scope. indeed such a ruling is beyond their power. The committee rules on conduct not content. You misunderstand. 67.42.211.38 22:01, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
- You mean that part of the RfAr which says Links to Encyclopædia Dramatica may be removed wherever found on Wikipedia as may material imported from it.? Corvus cornix 22:42, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
- And how would that affect an article written by the policies of Reliable Sources and Neutral Point of View? It wouldn't because you don't need to link and you wouldn't be incorporating material from the site as it is not a reliable source. The committee's ruling is irrelevant to the existence of an article. When a decision in the workshop was made saying "an article about the website should not be recreated on Wikipedia." Arbitrator Fred Bauder responded with "I don't support this. Wikipedia is not censored." Clear enough? 67.42.211.38 23:02, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
- Plus, if you take Wikipedia and its mirrors out of the equation and account for duplicates at the same site, you've got less than 700 Ghits. Corvus cornix 20:42, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
- Biased, You didn't remove wikipedia.org, you removed all sites mentioning Wikipedia. Since ED is usually described as a parody of Wikipedia, you removed thousands of sites merely describing or mentioning it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.161.105.178 (talk • contribs) 21:18, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
- It certainly wasn't an attempt at bias, but thanks for assuming good faith. So, if I take out "wikipedia.org", then you get even fewer Ghits. Corvus cornix 21:20, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
- Quibbling about whether wikipedia or wikipedia.org is mentioned is irrelevant; for searches returning significantly more than a thousand hits, the number of "unique" hits is meaningless. (Even if you accept that the number of any sort of search results is meaningful, which I don't.) See Wikipedia:Search engine test#Google unique page count issues. —Cryptic 00:51, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
- Keep deleted - I see only four potential sources for material, and they only amount to a sentence or two of info about Encyclopedia Dramatica. This topic does not meet WP:N. Even if this topic met WP:N, there is no indication that it would ever meet WP:A. Here are the cites to the four potential sources for material: (1) Washington Internet Daily. September 12, 2006. Federal Law Saves Craigslist in Sex Posting; Poster Likely Faces Suit. (2) Washington Internet Daily. September 13, 2006. The Craigslist user who posted highly personal material online. (3) San Francisco Chronicle. (September 17, 2006) Sex and the City. and (4) New York Times. July 1, 2007. All the News That's Fit to Print Out. -- Jreferee t/c 21:56, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
- Write a draft first You have to meet people halfway. 67.42.211.38 22:01, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
- There's no point unsalting - and certainly not undeleting - this unless enough reliable secondary sources to write a full article are put forward. —Cryptic 00:51, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
- keep deleted We have 4 mentions, all of which are close to trivial. I'd be willing to consider changing this opinion if sources that actually focused on ED were supplied. JoshuaZ 00:53, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
- Keep deleted no evidence that anything has changed since the last time 'round. Shouldn't there be a waiting period before bringing this to DRV again. Carlossuarez46 01:39, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
- Comment - There is a pending Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Attack sites. -- Jreferee t/c 02:41, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
- Utterly irrelevant. If we had enough information to make an article we would have enough information to write an article without having to link directly to the site in question. JoshuaZ 02:47, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
- I'm just trying to provide links to related matters in one location. Encyclopedia Dramatica was mentioned on 18 September 2007 at the workshop, so I thought I would note it in this DRV (also see my post at the top). -- Jreferee t/c 03:07, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
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