Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Don't Write Your Own Article

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 discussion was userfy. Salvio ^{Let's talk about it!} 21:15, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Don't Write Your Own Article

Recently created essay that unnecessarily duplicates/mirrors the more substantial Wikipedia:Autobiography, without adding anything new or informative not found at the original. MikeWazowski (talk) 18:04, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This page has been praised my multiple users. I am going to request administrative action against you if you continue to be hostile towards me and my pages. --Bowser the Storm Tracker Keeping the skies bright ^{Chat Me Up} 18:06, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Would you mind providing diffs showing that users have praised it? ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 18:32, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There's no policy saying that we can be blocked for having your pages deleted. Also, the pages are not yours, they're the community's.Jasper Deng (talk) 19:01, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - The page is redundant. ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 18:32, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Userfy - Redundant, pretty bare-bone. This might just as well belong in the userspace of Bowser423.Jasper Deng (talk) 18:40, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - since when are advice pages deleted for being "unnecessary". Joke pages about this subject exist and aren't deleted!. --Bowser the Storm Tracker Keeping the skies bright ^{Chat Me Up} 18:47, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- How about moving this to your userspace? Essays are only moved into the project namespace if they really turn out to be useful.Jasper Deng (talk) 18:50, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

proof of praise and more proof of praise. The 3 of them and me alone are enough users to out !vote you three. --Bowser the Storm Tracker Keeping the skies bright ^{Chat Me Up}

Wikipedia uses consensus, not voting. Unfortunately, as good as your pages might be, they're redundant.Jasper Deng (talk) 18:58, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I did say out !vote. --Bowser the Storm Tracker Keeping the skies bright ^{Chat Me Up} 19:00, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  - Still, those users would not bring consensus to keep it. Just because there are more users does not mean that you will get to keep your pages.Jasper Deng (talk) 19:02, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    - But, they do represent a population which supports the page. That is included in consensus. --Bowser the Storm Tracker Keeping the skies bright ^{Chat Me Up} 19:20, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
      - I know, but it isn't enough. Besides, they haven't commented here.Jasper Deng (talk) 19:21, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Userfy - Bare-bones essay, but the creator should still be allowed to keep it. Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:36, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - per nom. Wikipedia:Autobiography already covers all this in a much clearer way. Inks.LWC (talk) 21:42, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom, redundant to WP:Autobiography, poorly written. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 23:57, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as redundant since the material is better covered in other established essays. Johnuniq (talk) 00:23, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete for reasons given above. Drmies (talk) 00:57, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, clear competence issues here and nothing of use in this page. Strange Passerby (talk • cont) 02:08, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Userfy as a challenged single authored essay. There are good reasons for it not be be in project space, but it is OK as a user's userspace essay. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 04:41, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Userfy Doesn't belong in project space, but I see no harm in allowing it in user space )as long as it remains noindexed).--SPhilbrick T 22:07, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Userfy - A reasoned personal introspective essay regarding COI issues when editing Wikipedia - I see no reason not to userfy this. Users having such essays about editing on Wikipedia are not uncommon in userspace, and in many ways is a productive mechanism to help them come to terms with Wikipedia policies and guidelines. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 22:37, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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.