Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/User:Rambot

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Every article for which Rambot made the last significant edit.

  • Delete. --Eequor 18:40, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Angela. 18:57, Aug 17, 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Eugene van der Pijll 19:11, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Rhymeless 19:13, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Mindspillage 19:58, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. See LaGrange, Illinois (not to brag) for a good example of what Rambot can become. It's not a great article, but it's much better than what would be there if users were working on their own. [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 20:07, 2004 Aug 17 (UTC)
  • Keep. older ≠ wiser 20:13, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. --Michael Snow 22:12, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep, absolutely. Good starting points. Latest round has been adding state maps showing the location of the county which I think is a very good thing. Niteowlneils 22:21, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep, of course. They are encyclopedic, and thousands have been significantly expanded, more are each week. -- Infrogmation 22:25, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 22:41, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep, of course. There is absolutely no reason to delete this stuff. RickK 22:52, Aug 17, 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. I can't believe anyone would want to delete all that information. - Mustafaa 23:20, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep: Who the heck made this nomination? Geogre 23:43, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Based on the first edit to this page, I believe Eequor, but agree that info was not obvious by the this article's format.
  • Keep -- Chris 73 | Talk 00:16, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. -Sean Curtin 03:25, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. No case to answer. Andrewa 03:30, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. -- Decumanus 03:55, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. SWAdair | Talk 04:58, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Golbez 06:25, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. I understand the opposition to Rambot, but definitely keep. Trilobite (Talk) 13:44, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. No doubt Wikipedia has had balance problems since it was created. The solution is not to remove information, but to encourage greater contribution. "Too many" U.S. geographic entries strikes me as an excellent motivator to add more information about the whole world. Jeff Q 14:26, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Transwiki to Wikibooks. This information should be kept somewhere, but an encyclopedia is not an atlas. - RedWordSmith 03:25, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC)
    • Do not do that! Wikibooks if for textbooks not data dumps. The information is more appropriate in an encylopedia than in wikibooks. [[User:Theresa knott|Image:Theresa Knott Sig.gif]] 13:32, 21 Aug 2004 (UTC)
      • Yes, wikisource would be more appropriate, as this is essentially non-editable public domain information. anthony (see warning) 21:27, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Austin Hair 10:29, Aug 19, 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. But only because whether or not Rambot was the last edit is not the proper distinction. anthony (see warning) 21:27, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • KeepBCorr|Брайен 17:35, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. --MerovingianImage:Atombomb.gifTalk 02:22, Sep 9, 2004 (UTC)

Every boilerplate talk page created by Rambot. (see Talk:Point_MacKenzie,_Alaska)

  • Delete. --Eequor 18:40, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Angela. 18:57, Aug 17, 2004 (UTC)
  • Don't care. Eugene van der Pijll 19:11, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Rhymeless 19:13, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Delete [[User:Supadawg|supadawg - Talk]] 19:52, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. older ≠ wiser 20:13, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. --Michael Snow 22:12, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Can you provide example(s) other than User talk:Rambot--I don't see any other Talk pages in the first 500 contributions, and I don't want to have to scroll thru 40-50,000 edits to find something that I'm not sure exists. If no example, the default Keep. Niteowlneils 22:21, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
OK, I found some. Keep. One of Wikipedia's weakest points is trying to find this sort of thing. However, I wish it would link directly, instead of thru a redirect. Niteowlneils 23:52, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 22:41, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. RickK 22:52, Aug 17, 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep: Who made this nomination? Geogre 23:43, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. -Sean Curtin 03:25, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. No case to answer. Andrewa 03:30, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. -- Decumanus 03:55, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. SWAdair | Talk 04:58, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Golbez 06:25, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Trilobite (Talk) 13:44, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Delete or move. Most entries created by rambot are about places in the United States few people are interested about, and there even seems to be errors in some of the data. If we were to apply "equality", we would have to create similar entries about all sub-national units in all countries in the world, and most of Wikipedia's databases would consist in boilerplate information about tiny villages. Boilerplate entries should be moved to a gazetteer (another WikiProject?). David.Monniaux 08:37, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Austin Hair 10:29, Aug 19, 2004 (UTC)
  • Delete if rambot made the only edit to the page. Look here. These pages contain zero useful information. They can be speedily deleted under the current rules. anthony (see warning) 21:30, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • KeepBCorr|Брайен 17:35, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. --MerovingianImage:Atombomb.gifTalk 02:22, Sep 9, 2004 (UTC)

Every article about a place with fewer than 1111 inhabitants. If you would prefer a limit other than 1111, please mention so.

  • Delete. --Eequor 18:40, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Angela. 18:57, Aug 17, 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Eugene van der Pijll 19:11, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Rhymeless 19:13, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Delete. [[User:Supadawg|supadawg - Talk]] 19:52, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Mindspillage 19:58, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. older ≠ wiser 20:13, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Why 1111? Keep. --Michael Snow 22:12, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Niteowlneils 22:21, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC) Hard to believe we're having this discussion again.
Also, WAY too arbitrary--size is just one of many factors that determine the notability of a given community. Location, geography, battles and other historical events, famous people born there, things invented there, locations of particularly notable crimes are just a few of the examples I can think of. Niteowlneils 22:38, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Population is not a definitive indicator of notworthyness of a location. -- Infrogmation 22:25, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. cf Point Arena, California -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 22:41, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Kee[. RickK 22:52, Aug 17, 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Mustafaa 23:20, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep: This is a serious diversion of VfD time and an inappropriate group listing. Geogre 23:43, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep -- Chris 73 | Talk 00:16, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. -Sean Curtin 03:25, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. No case to answer. Andrewa 03:30, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. -- Decumanus 03:55, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. SWAdair | Talk 04:58, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Golbez 06:25, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Trilobite (Talk) 13:44, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. If Clifton, Virginia (population 185) can have an article, why shouldn't your small town? Stop what you're doing and write one now! If you don't have much information, talk to town elders and long-time residents. Connect to your community, make a mark on the world, and contribute to a truly robust encyclopedia. Jeff Q 14:26, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Austin Hair 10:29, Aug 19, 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep, Wikipedia is still really young. Those articles will be expanded eventually. in the meantime the data is worth keeping. [[User:Theresa knott|Image:Theresa Knott Sig.gif]] 13:32, 21 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. This is still a bad distinction. I think we can safely delete pages made solely by a bot based on raw public domain data, but if these articles have been edited at all then they should be kept and only the raw data removed. anthony (see warning) 21:32, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • KeepBCorr|Брайен 17:35, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep, and what kind of number is 1111? --MerovingianImage:Atombomb.gifTalk 02:22, Sep 9, 2004 (UTC)

All content about the usefulness or appropriateness of Rambot itself has been moved to Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/User:Rambot. VfD is only for the discussion of deletion nominations. (Apologies if I moved something too aggressively. This is a difficult thread to untangle.) Rossami 01:29, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)

  • Seems okay. Thanks. --Eequor 01:40, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Support move of irrelevant discussion. Good call on a tricky issue. Andrewa 03:30, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)