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====[[Gaming World]]====
:{{la|Gaming World}} — ([[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gaming World (second nomination)|AfD]])
I would like to have the deletion of this article reviewed because I believe that the reasons stated on the original [[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Gaming_World_%28second_nomination%29|AfD]] are untrue. It was speedily deleted due being about a non-notable website, which I find a bit strange. The submitter said that it isn't notable in its field (which is amateur [[Computer_role-playing_game|RPG]] creation); the site was rather large, however, with over 30,000 members and high-ranking Google results (for example, by far the most popular software for the creation of RPG games is [[RPG Maker series|RPG maker]]; while results for this software are mostly limited to product information, Gaming World is the first actual community site listed for a phrase such as "[http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=rpg+maker+game&btnG=Search rpg maker game]", which yields 1,730,000 results). The submitter also said that the site cannot easily be found when searching on Google for its name, [http://www.google.com/search?q=gaming%20world Gaming World], but this also seems to be untrue; it instead shows up as the first result. I think that this website is easily sufficiently notable in its field to warrant inclusion. —[[User:Msikma|msikma]] <[[User_talk:Msikma|user_talk:msikma]]> 20:39, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
*'''Comment''' [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?url=www.gamingw.net+ Alexa rank of 72,010] as of this timestamp. [[User talk:(aeropagitica)|(aeropagitica)]] 20:51, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
*'''Endorse deletion''', website doesn't meet the notability guidelines for [[WP:WEB|web content]]. [[User:NeoChaosX|NeoChaosX]] <font size="1"> ([[User talk:NeoChaosX|he shoots]], [[Special:Contributions/NeoChaosX|he scores!]])</font> 21:35, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
*'''Keep Deleted''' per web guidelines. [[User:Eusebeus|Eusebeus]] 11:34, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
*'''Comment''' I'd like to add that while perhaps the site may not be notable (all the while it ''is'' quite notable in the field of amateur RPG creation, as Google points out), it does concern me that the AfD was closed with an untruth among its reasons (namely, the fact that searching for the name of the site does not yield that site as result, which is simply false). Is anybody (the closing admin) going to clarify this? <tt><span style="color: orange;">function</span> '''msikma'''(user:<span style="color: #002bb8;">[[User:Msikma|UserPage]]</span>, talk:<span style="color: #002bb8;">[[User_talk:Msikma|TalkPage]]</span>):<span style="color: #002bb8;">[[Void]]</span></tt> 21:43, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
*'''Endorse'''. Again, you mistake "notability" for "some people know about it". WP:WEB actually talks about multiple non-trivial third-party reliable sources. How large a site is and how many members it has is irrelevant. [[User:ColourBurst|ColourBurst]] 20:05, 27 November 2006 (UTC)





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Full reviews may be found in this page history. For a summary, see Wikipedia:Deletion review/Recently concluded (2006 November)

24 November 2006

A Bad Dream (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) — (AfD)

(Single by Keane) I firstly started this article a months ago before exactly knowing the Music guidelines on this Wikipedia. As it was not a single release it was soon redirectered by RasputinAXP, thing I finally accepted. A week ago, I recreated the article though it wasn't an official release yet but a rumour. The Mekon created an AfD process in order to delete the article. Though I firstly strongly opposed finally I accepted his AfD. However, on November 22 the Keane official page gave official details for the single release so now there is an official source and a reason to keep the article here: [1]. I'd only wish a quick consensus to remove protection for the page and create the article as now, as I've told, there is an official source. Fluence 16:59, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • Undelete - premise for deleting the article during the AfD was that it was crystal-balling, which might have been the case back then. However, seeing that an official reliable source has confirmed release date of the single [2], I think there is now a valid raison d'être for this article to be undeleted. Kimchi.sg 17:11, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Undelete per Kimchi. As an aside, Fluence largely knows more about Keane stuff than anyone I've encountered, and I'd suggest giving him a little more credit on the Keane stuff in the future. --badlydrawnjeff talk 20:52, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Undelete, however (badlydrawnjeff), please don't give the user free run to recreate articles as he has been. The article WAS speculation, it WAS poor quality (and recreations still are, IMHO), and the user needs to learn how Wikipedia works and what belongs here. He also needs to understand that it isn't a game, and isn't about "winning". Nphase 10:53, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Endorse deletion, AfD was clearly in favor of deletion. Only "source" currently cited is primary-when someone besides the artist's own site has seen fit to comment on this, it can be considered notable and reliably sourced. Seraphimblade 10:02, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment, in fact, Keanemusic.com was the second source to publish this, a couple of hours after the first one in spite is the artist's official website. Please Seraphimblade check the Music guidelines on the Wikipedia where every official single released is notable, of course if it has been officially announced.--Fluence 00:12, 28 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]