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Jeffree Star

Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Jeffree Star

I created the article today, and I know the article has been recreated and deleted many times, and I know Jeffree Star is controversial. I'm not saying all administrators endorse censorship on Misplaced Pages, but I'm sure there's some administrators who know who Jeffree Star is. Star is a celebrity with a mainly teenage fan base (that is also outside of MySpace, Star is alwo working on a studio album like many sources say), known for being a drag queen and obscense song lyrics, though I don't think that should be the reason for deletion. There's probably a few administrators and editors who think Misplaced Pages should be censored.

If you don't like the writing of the article, you can always edit it and add on to it instead of putting it up for speedy deletion. I was in a bit of a hurry so I didn't check for mistakes at first and didn't add on to it right away. --grejlen - talk 00:55, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

• SEVEN deletions and one AFD. Standard nn-bio material, redelete and protect. --Calton | Talk 00:03, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment: Why? I know it's been deleted many times, but is there any other reason? This better not be an act of censorship on Misplaced Pages.--grejlen - talk 00:54, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment: The only AFD discussion I could find (now linked above) was closed as a "speedy-deletion". The contents of this page have been deleted six times so far, the first as an attack page, the rest under speedy-deletion criterion A7 - biobraphy with no assertion of notability of the subject. The seventh deletion was the removal of the "protected page" template on 23 Sep 06. Rossami (talk) 02:48, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
• Comment I am having a hard time Verifying notability outside of myspace, and "working on" an album is worth just about zero, compared to having actually released one, that sold significantly and received reviews. Fan-1967 02:53, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
• Endorse deletion again, see and for previous DRVs. This has nothing whatsoever to do with censirship and everythign to do with a lack of both verifiable independent information and evidence of significance. Misplaced Pages is not a place for every minor thing that happens on the iinternets - try Encyclopaedia Dramatica. Or somewhere. Guy 08:50, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Limecat

I created the article a couple days ago, but I don't really know anything about Limecat—the reason I looked here to begin with was to learn more about the image (its author, its origin, who that adorable cat is, etc.), as I so often do on Misplaced Pages. Another user pointed out to me that the article had been deleted before. I never saw the old version, but I looked at the deletion debate and added sources specifically to address the concerns raised therein. Then today, I came back to see if anyone had contributed further information to the article, but was disappointed to see that User:Tom harrison had simply deleted my work altogether. :-(

Could the article be restored so it can undergo the same vetting as the older version (which I never saw)? I believe the sources in mine, as described on the talk page, meet the criteria in WP:WEB. If there's disagreement on that point, it's certainly up for debate, IMO. Thanks. Anonymous 57 21:16, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

• Endorse deletion (Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Limecat). More crap off the internets. Guy 21:48, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

The other afd discussions :

Misplaced Pages:Articles_for_deletion/Limecat_(2nd_nomination)

Misplaced Pages:Articles_for_deletion/Limecat_(3rd_nomination)

• • Well, I came here originally to find out more about Limecat. Isn't that the whole point of Misplaced Pages? Or am I wrong to be interested in learning about what you call "crap"? Have a heart—it's a seriously cute picture. Anonymous 57 22:43, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Um, I think Misplaced Pages is trying to move away from that perception of being a dump for random internet meme info.... There are a million cute cat pictures on the internet which are very popular - if you are enthusiastic about cataloguing them all, how about creating your very own "cutekittypixwiki" at Wikia? I bet the folks at stuffonmycat.com would be very glad to help out! Or alternatively, there's Encyclopedia Dramatica (where Limecat is held in particularly august esteem), Uncyclopedia or Antiwikpedia Bwithh 05:44, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Hmm... I read the above nomination debates, and the third one (the most recent--I don't remember seeing a debate, though?) seems to imply that I created the article as a result of something to do with Encyclopedia Dramatica. But I'd never seen that site until you pointed it out right here. And their so-called "article" on Limecat (http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/index.php/Limecat) only emphasizes the need for a real article, right here on Misplaced Pages. Unless you're saying that page is actually reliable?

If you care to read the version I wrote, I strongly believe it meets all criteria under WP:WEB. (FWIW, I don't think "it was deleted before" should be sufficient reason to delete it again. I have no doubt that many useful, informative articles would be permanently banned from this site if this were true.) Anonymous 57 07:36, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

• • And as I said, my article (written from scratch) addresses whatever objections were raised previously. Anonymous 57 22:44, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Comment What exactly is the harm in keeping this article around, so long as all the information is sourced and verifiable according to WP:WEB? Maybe it's a curiosity, even a fairly obscure one, but Misplaced Pages excels at providing information on obscure curiosities, and it's the first place I look for information on these things. And if I was the 3rd person to create a Limecat article, surely I can't be the only one. Anonymous 57 07:41, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

You can't keep it by applying WP:WEB because no credible evidence has been presented that it meets the WP:WEB inclusion criteria. It's just random crap off the internets. Guy 15:06, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Dude, that's just not true. Read WP:WEB and read my version of the article, if you still can, and you'll note all the sources meet criterion 3: "The content is distributed via a site which is both well known and independent of the creators, either through an online newspaper or magazine, an online publisher, or an online broadcaster." I'd present the evidence right here if I could still access the article. Anonymous 57 16:30, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Alpha Kappa Nu

Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Alpha Kappa Nu

Alpha Kappa Nu was deleted as an attack page. It appears that this article describes a dispute with Alpha Phi Alpha as to which is the oldest Black fraternity. However, I don't believe that makes this article an attack page. Alpha kappa nu (note capitalization) was recreated, not exactly the same article. I have moved it to Alpha Kappa Nu for now. —Quarl 2006-09-24 21:06Z

by definition "Articles that serve no purpose but to disparage their subject or some other entity (e.g., "John Q. Doe is an imbecile"). This includes a biography of a living person that is negative in tone and unsourced, where there is no NPOV version in the history to revert to." It doesn't fit the standards of an attack page. Mykungfu 23:43, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Chuck Wissmiller

Chuck Wissmiller was nominated for speedy deletion by User:Anthony.bradbury and subsequently speedied by User:The Land. The problem apparently was a lack of notability of Chuck Wissmiller. While I'm not sure he is notable enough for wikipedia, the article does assert some notability via Family Plots. I suggest undeleting the article and listing it for AfD. Aecis 18:45, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

I have merged the pathetic shreds of content from the article into Family Plots and created it as a redirect. The Land 19:38, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

My issue is not with the article, it's with the process. If an article gives some assertion of notability (and being one of the main persons in a notable television show is an assertion of notability), the article doesn't qualify for speedy deletion under A7. In that case, the article has to be prodded or AfD'ed instead. Aecis 21:23, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

'Endorse status quo, article was not worth arguing over, reidrect is just fine. Guy 21:49, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

David Harris (Rugby League Player, Parade College Raiders)

This is a nomination based on a strong objection to the procedure used. Misplaced Pages:Guide to deletion says quite clearly "Speedy delete, Speedy or CSD mean that the user thinks the article qualifies for one of the narrow speedy deletion criteria. If there are no objections, the deletion discussion may be closed early. If the decision is contested, the AFD discussion continues." According to this, the AFD discussion should have continued. Not only did I object to the speedy on that AFD discussion, but also someone had already moved the speedy tag on the article itself, done it again after another speedy was added the same day by a different person, and had removed a prod tag on the same article. Furthermore, the prod tag should never have been there in the first place, because Misplaced Pages:Speedy deletions says "For articles that do not meet the criteria for speedy deletion, please use Misplaced Pages:Proposed deletion (for deletions likely to meet no opposition)". Obviously, if the speedy tag has been added and removed, it is not a deletion likely to meet no opposition". Therefore, you need to go to the next clause, "or Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion (for potentially controversial deletions)." Gene Nygaard 14:54, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Note also that when the prod tag was on there earlier today (perhaps yesterday on your clock), notice was given of a five day period for corrective action to be taken. Based on a sense of fairness, whether or not it is specified in the rules, that period should not be shortened by a moving from prod to AFD. Gene Nygaard 15:36, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Response as closer: I found the article in the CSD category, noticed the presence of an AfD tag as well, went to look at the nomination. There I saw the nominator submitting it as a contested Prod, but also stating he would prefer the article speedily deleted even though it was at AfD.

What I meant by the phrase "to slap a Speedy on it" wasn't "to add a CSD tag to the article again", but rather "to speedily delete this article despite its appearance at AfD", something which frequently occurs for things which have only turned up here because of process. -- BigHaz, AfD nomination

I saw someone else also asking for speedy deletion.

Speedy delete - playing in a school side isn't an assertion of notability. I'll see if I can get that speedy tag to stick. -- MER-C, AfD nomination

Finally, I saw a third person saying that they didn't care whether it stayed or not, but that speedying it would be against the rules.

Live with it. I don't care whether it stays or not, just play by the rules. -- Gene Nygaard, AfD nomination

I made that two people in favour of speedy deletion, and one person opposed to speedy deletion for process reasons, but with no opinion on the actual article. In other words, not one argument in favour of keeping the page. I went back to the article and examined all revisions of the history, decided it did fit into CSD A7, deleted it, and closed the nomination. If this wasn't perfectly in line with the deletion policy, I apologize; though speaking in terms of processes I have a feeling WP:SNOW applies to a certain extent here, not to mention WP:IAR.

I assume that as closer of the nomination I can't give an Endorse/Overturn response here, so I won't – Gurch 15:37, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

One person objecting to speedy closure is all it is supposed to take on the AfD discussion, to keep it from being speedily closed there. Not a vote of those favoring speedy closure or not. Gene Nygaard 15:59, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

OK, fair enough. I accept my decision was incorrect; put the article back so it can be deleted again (and I shall quietly ignore the fact that it will have taken two weeks and five different processes to remove an A7 speedy) – Gurch 16:25, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

: Nah, 'endorse deletion - fuck process. Guy 21:50, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure whether I get a say as the user who nominated the article for deletion, but if so, here 'tis: I don't subscribe to the view that the removal of a speedy or prod tag without any addition of matter to assert/prove notability is "opposition" to deletion in any sense other than the panic felt by a user on seeing that "their article" is up for deletion. Thus, when the CSD tag I'd put on this in the first place was removed, I didn't view it as a controversial deletion which immediately had to appear at AfD - prodding it seemed like a sensible halfway house to allow anyone to make the player more notable than he was at the time. Of course, when a prod is removed (as this one was), there's nowhere else a non-notable article can go other than AfD. My advocation of someone "slapping a Speedy on it" meant that I was rather hoping an admin would see the listing, realise that this was a clear CSD A7 in spite of that tag not sticking and close the discussion early - I'm not a fan of AfDs hanging around like a bad smell when the subject is patently not notable, and I doubt that anyone else much is either. I accept that I didn't necessarily follow process to the letter in what I did, but surely this is a case of WP:SNOW (or WP:IAR if you prefer) rather than sticking to the rules and (as Gurch puts it above) "tak two weeks and five different processes to remove an A7 speedy". I certainly reject any notion that I wasn't "playing by the rules" in trying to speed the inevitable deletion of an article. BigHaz - Schreit mich an (Review me) 00:03, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

George Allen Smith

Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/George Allen Smith

This was deleted as unnotable on September 16, 2006. George Allen Smith was a passenger on Royal Caribbean International's Brilliance of the Seas when he went overboard in 2005 in the Aegean Sea while near Turkey.

His story was highlighted during an episode of 48 Hours on September 23, 2006. His case can be found on the CBS.com website transcript here. In addition, Royal Caribbean keeps a separate news archive on his disappearance here. In light of this new highlight to his case, I think it warrants article reinstatement. --Kitch 03:07, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

• Comment As the person who originally nominated this article for deletion, I want to emphasize that the sensationalistic media coverage - including a highlight of the case on Larry King Live on CNN - was not only noted in the afd discussion, but was actually the main issue of the discussion. Here's the link to the afd. We also noted that the case was a public relations problem for the cruise line. In the view of the delete voters, media coverage does not automatically equal encyclopedic notability - particularly if the victim lacked the renown or infamy needed to pass WP:BIO, and if the news media was primarily interested in this case for its sensationalistic aspects. The CBS transcript linked above is mainly about another cruise line death (a woman), and the story about George Allen Smith is used as a secondary story for a minor segment of the show. I don't see how this adds much to the media coverage discussion in the first afd. Given that the Smith case was a PR problem for the cruise line, I don't see how the documents on the cruise line website add much either - is every PR crisis damage control exercise for every corporation encyclopedically notable? In the afd discussion, delete voters noted that there was nothing much to distinguish the subject from thousands of other ordinary murder or disappearance victims, except that the case had trivial aspects (it happened on a cruiseline, which reminds viewers/readers of an Agatha Christie murder mystery or perhaps an exciting CSI episode; it happened on a honeymoon, which has "shock/sympathy" value for viewers/readers). But, as the CBS story concludes about the woman victim it focusses on, "This could be the story of anybody." - the same goes for George Allen Smith. Bwithh 03:37, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
• Endorse deletion, WP:NOT a memorial; we need to see some evidence of this being an unusual or groundbreaking case. Guy 21:52, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Grand Belial's Key

See the article on Google cache

Centrx speedy deleted this with an edit summary; "A7". I've tried to settle this with him on his talk page, but despite a second message asking for an answer he has completely ignored me while still editing other articles.

If I recall right, this article not only was on Misplaced Pages for a long time but had contributions from many active Wikipedians. Note that the band is not only black metal but also associated with national socialism and is thus a controversial topic. At least three users have been warned for vandalizing the page (see What link's here). Two of these were done this month.

The page might even have been vandalized right before deletion, meaning the request for speedy deletion was done in good faith, but as the admin refuses to comment on this, I have no other choice but to bring the matter here. Notability of the band can be questioned, but this does in no way meet the A7 criterion for speedy deletion. Prolog 23:46, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

There was no assertion of notability in the article. There are no reliable sources about the band. All of the non-trivial edits to the article were by anonymous IPs. You are welcome to create a verifiable article on the subject if the band indeed warrants an encyclopedia article. —Centrx→talk • 23:57, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

The article did have claims of notability. One band member was mentioned to be in Arghoslent. 15-year-long career, 11 recordings and 4 full-length albums, as shown in the discography section, can also be seen as an assertion of notability, at least enough not to be speedy deleted, especially if Google confirms the information, the subject is controversial and the article has been on Misplaced Pages for a long time. Prolog 09:22, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

There actually was one weak assertion of notability for the article - that the recently deceased vocalist was a member of band Arghoslent, but this was very easy to miss (I did at first). I am not familar with this genre of music, but I do not think that Arghosolent are notable enough to propogate notability for its members. This does not technically meet the criteria for CSD:A7, but I am reluctant to reccomend an AfD per WP:SNOW and user:centrix's points above. I endorse closure as good faith but would not stand in the way if someone wants to see how long it would last at AfD. Thryduulf 00:10, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

• Overturn and list at AfD. If it doesn't meet the criteria for A7, it shouldn't have been speedied. --badlydrawnjeff talk 00:51, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
• Restore; Why is this band not notable? They have three full length releases and a number of singles, splits and compilations. Also, I've been finding read links to their article in various related articles such as black metal, list of black metal bands and National Socialist black metal. The article definitely doesn't meet CSD A7 ("non-notable biography / vanity"). If there had been an AFD I strongly doubt that the article would have been deleted. It is not true that there are no reliable sources : the band gets 37,400 google hits; see metal archives, rockdetector, last.fm, , , , , etc. IronChris | (talk) 02:18, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
• Undelete per the above comments, list on AfD if need be. Yamaguchi先生 01:18, 25 September 2006
• I have AfDd it. I think this review is now moot. Guy 09:04, 25 September 2006 (UTC)