Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Canada-kawaii/wow!

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

The result of the debate was Delete. Acalamari 20:25, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] User:Canada-kawaii/wow!

Unnecessary glorification of troll and indefinitely-blocked user. The page was probably useful to some back in 2005 - early 2006, but now it doesn't seem relevant, and it just seeks to glorify WoW as a myth, when it is merely page-move vandalism from (probably) unrelated individuals carrying it on as a meme. It's probably best that we don't feed the troll this way. However, if there are good reasons for keeping this, then I will withdraw this nomination, but for now it should probably be deleted.

That's not to say that userspace pages like these are bad, it just depends on who and what the purpose of the pages is for. If I was to keep one on, say, User:Artaxiad or Homeopathy editors, would that be useful, or would it be glorification of vandalism/trolling?? --Solumeiras (talk) 15:22, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

• Speedy Delete per CSD G4 as recreation of page deleted by Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Long term abuse/Willy on Wheels 2 Mayalld (talk) 15:48, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
• Do not speedy delete, allow discussion - This is an interesting subject, and it's not in mainspace. WP:CCC and Wikipedia:Editors matter are certain issues to take into account. Frankly I don't see how it can feed trolls.--WaltCip (talk) 18:04, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
• Delete (but not speedy). There's a hundred different rationales for wanting to keep or delete this page, but I'm going to go with this one: It isn't needed. Willy hasn't been around in ages, so we don't really need a page explaining how to combat him as a vandal. And we absolutely don't need a page glorifying him. WoW is a footnote, let's move on (and there should be no G4 here. It's been a long time since the last MFD, and the closing admin all but welcomed recreation in his close) --UsaSatsui (talk) 19:14, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
• Delete unnecessary (indeed very little use whatsoever). This only serves to glorify a vandal who isn't around anymore. Even if he was, we don't need a page telling you how to combat him - if someone moves pages to nonsense titles they get blocked regardless of who they are. Hut 8.5 20:58, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
• Keep harmless.  Grue  21:31, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
• Speedy delete for all reasons given for deletion of the LTA page. This is textbook G4. Pages like this have the potential of being detrimental to the project, as in the case of various users baiting User:PWeeHurman a while back. Last I checked, we don't feed trolls in any way, shape, or form. --Coredesat 05:38, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
• Delete and let's move on.--VS ^talk 22:43, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
• Keep Totally harmless archival page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Canada-kawaii (talk • contribs)
• Delete, but not speedy. Discussion should be allowed, but this page violates Wikipedia:Deny recognition and Wikipedia:Don't feed the trolls. I can't see how keeping an article glorifying a vandal is necessary to the encyclopedia. Also, we don't need a page explaining how to combat him, per Hut 8.5. Bart133 ^{(t) (c)} 16:57, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
• Delete per Bart133. This was probably not an intentional recreation of the Long-term abuse WOW page, but it is nonetheless an MFD we've had before. Mangojuice^talk 19:20, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
• Keep Part of WP history. DENY is a long-past concern on this one. DGG (talk) 00:31, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
• Comment I certainly agree that it's part of WP history. But the LTA page was deleted. DENY is long past, in the case of the user himself. But describing the methods of a no-longer-active vandal might still encourage wannabe-vandal teenagers to emulate him. After, WoW did get recognition while active. Bart133 ^{(t) (c)} 01:01, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
• Speedy Delete per CSD G4 (recreation). нмŵוτнτ 20:51, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
• Delete item that could actually inspire other vandals. Let's not inspire them to work toward getting their own memorials. Doczilla (talk) 07:53, 8 February 2008 (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 page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.