User talk:Techfan

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[edit] Welcome

Hello, Techfan, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (i.e. ~ ~ ~ ~ with no spaces); this will automatically produce your name and the date. You never have to type your username when leaving a signature.

As far as advice goes, I try to bear two things in mind: that Wikipedia belongs to everybody and that Wikipedia strives to be an encyclopedia. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, ask me (or just say hello) on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page (this page) and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Now get stuck in... Deizio 03:28, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Web forum

Hi,

You have to understand that there is nothing to be "passed through" here. It is extremely difficult to positively affect the outcome of an AfD because the aspects that make it notable (eg significant media coverage and the "well known award" criteria) are independent of the site itself, and the people that monitor AfD´s are very good at locating and verifying external recognition of your site. Please encourage your forum participants to stop bombarding the AfD if possible, and accept that the Wikipdeia procedures ensure every topic is dealt with fairly. Thanks for your cooperation. Deizio 11:04, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

Just a further clarification on your WP:WEB fixation - there is a difference between you asserting your opinion that the article passes WEB and the interpretation of other editors. Hammering on about it isn't doing you any favours. I've given my opinion, just as you have given yours and others have given theirs - just because you're saying it the loudest and longest doesn't impress or sway anyone. There is probably nothing you can now do to influence this debate, and no further clarification can usefully be given above what has already been said. Wikipedia isn't going anywhere and at such time that your site meets criteria for inclusion it will be included. You might also consider that your site could be worthy of a mention on a related page that concerns the teams / sports involved. Don't go overboard on this and remember that others are free to question or edit your submissions, but it could be the way forward. Similarly, many people (e.g. software programmers or company executives) who do not qualify for their own page can still get a "namecheck", and also the external link they usually crave if they are involved in something noteworthy and it is done properly. Good luck. Deizio 15:16, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion Page

Why did you put the Mouhammad_Faye page for deletion? Everything there is legit and true, not to mention the fact that he is a college basketball player, and other players, like Tyler_Hansbrough, a player for UNC. Delete him. His page is as legit as Faye's. Faye is a fan favorite, and will play a lot this season. I guess you are trying to delete some pages to get your Wikipedia status built? Ha..nice try. There are thousands in front of you. --Techfan 22:03, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

No, I don't have anything to prove- I'm just cleaning up nonencyclopedic material that doesn't belong in the Wikipedia according to the standards set by community consensus. For biographical information, please consult WP:BIO. Thanks for contributing. --Kuzaar-T-C- 22:26, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Oh! And in case you're curious and want to help the effort by removing others who do not meet the criteria, you can read more about the inclusion/deletion process at Articles for Deletion. --Kuzaar-T-C- 22:29, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
That's the thing- my page is in userspace- it's not part of the encyclopedia. Every user is allowed to have a page in userspace, because of that. However, the article in question is in Article space, which is where standards such as WP:BIO apply. --Kuzaar-T-C- 11:14, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
Additionally, what makes you think that I'm getting any benefit from the AFD process here? There isn't some magical "wikipedia status" that you get for deleting pages. I'm just making sure that what is in the wikipedia meets community standards. --Kuzaar-T-C- 11:21, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
That does remind me, though. If the closing admin decides to delete the page, one of the voters suggested it be userfied, which means any of you fans that are interested in keeping the page can copy it to your userspace so that nothing will be lost even if it's removed from article space. If you think this would be a good way to keep the info regarding Faye, let me know on my talk page, please. Thank you, --Kuzaar-T-C- 12:26, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Georgia Tech

WikiProject Georgia Tech

As a current or past contributor to a related article, I thought I'd let you know about WikiProject Georgia Tech, a collaborative effort to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Georgia Tech. If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks and related articles. Thanks! —Disavian (talk/contribs) 07:31, 13 February 2007 (UTC)