Talk:Dogecoin

Another mention of dogecoin

http://dpk.io/blockchain only features a link to the wiki page and is only a blog but shows that dogecoin is getting some interest

Contested deletion

Why did the deletion warning get re-posted and all the dozens of talk comments for recommendations not to delete the article removed? The community has already spoken. There is no need or reason for deletion. There is one user with an axe to grind, who keeps suggesting this article be deleted. On top of it, why is the article now locked? It makes no sense. Someone is having a power trip.

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/\/\/\/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.94.94.105 (talk) 07:00, 20 December 2013 (UTC)

This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance because I don't disagree that it could benefit from more editing, but deletion doesn't make sense to me. It certainly exists, however it came to exist, and it's being used and discussed and mined in the cryptocurrency community. Plus, other coins have articles with barely any sources other than documentation by the developers backing it up. If deletion has to be considered, it would be more reasonable to nominate at AfD, or even more reasonable to send it to the Article Incubator or move back into my userspace. Remember, deletion was also considered for Litecoin, and it ended up being sent into the Incubator. Look where it is now. --[citation needed] 00:02, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

As a warning to newcomers posting on the discussion page, remember that while your opinions are respected, this is not a vote but rather a reach for concensus. [citation needed] 00:24, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

Removed spam. Samwalton9 (talk) 23:39, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

I agree with the OP - Dogecoins are a real thing and as such I'm confused as to what possible reason there could be to delete an article about it. Real people spend real time and effort to mine this new currency and I've personally seen people spend money (in form of Bitcoin and Litecoin but also paypal transfers (USD and EUR) to sell and purchase this new currency. True there is (so far) only one portal that allows official exchange but Dogecoin users are currently already trading the thing among each other (approx. 1 USD/1000 dogecoins as of the time of writing this post) --106.187.52.85 (talk) 05:22, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Why delete it? It's a real currency. It exists. This is not an article that is uninformative or parodied. Deleting it will actually make it harder for people to find info about Dogecoin. 124.171.112.111 (talk) 08:11, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Users 106.187.52.85 and 124.171.112.111, I agree that this article should exist (or perhaps be merged into an article about altcoins) but I don't think the arguments you've made don't hold much water on Wikipedia. See WP:BIT, WP:ENN and WP:IHN. My understanding is that any argument either for or against keeping this article should be put in terms of Wikipedia's notability guidelines, much as how arguments in a court of law should be put in terms of applicable law. For instance, perhaps there is a pro-keep argument to be made based on WP:NOTLEVEL. Perhaps a pro-merge (into an altcoin article) argument could be made based on WP:POKEMON. — 24.72.57.68 (talk) 15:11, 18 December 2013 (UTC)

http://investorplace.com/2013/12/sick-virtual-currency-bitcoin-meet-dogecoin/ <- Here is another real news source covering dogecoin.

WP:PUPPET RainbowDashite (talk) 09:13, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

For some reason I can't post in the original discussion. Just thought I'd mention that dogecoin is now on the front page of The Verge. http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/16/5216862/bitcoin-is-so-2013-dogecoin-is-new-crypto-currency-on-the-block <spanw style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.203.62.142 (talk) 19:56, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

I guess I'm going to disagree with everyone. I don't think "dogecoins" are notable enough for an article. -- Jdc1197 - (talk · userpage · contributions) 02:25, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

There are countless cryptocurrencies forked from Bitcoin that either have a very small market share or experience short-term growth before fading into obscurity. The only thing DogeCoin has going for it is the fact that it's based on an Internet meme and that it has been created as a satire of Bitcoin and the community surrounding it. So no, I don't think Dogecoin is notable enough to have an article. Not yet, anyway. Matoking (talk) 16:01, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

New source, not a blog, in Norwegian, though it simply mentions Dogecoin and links to The Verge piece, in an article about the recent Bitcoin crash. http://www.na24.no/article3728815.ece Nettavisen is one of the oldest online-only news media in Norway, and are owned by Egmont and A-Pressen, large newspaper and media companies. 2001:700:300:1900:F851:930E:BCB2:5DD8 (talk) 15:52, 18 December 2013 (UTC)

Dogecoin should not have it's own article. In order to use Dogecoin, you must have a working Gentoo GNU/Linux install, which very few people have. --108.2.117.168 (talk) 16:00, 18 December 2013 (UTC)

This is wrong, you can use it on Windows and Mac without compiling it, and you can compile it on your Linux distro of choice, as long as you also have the packages that it depends on like SSL and Boost. 212.251.246.185 (talk) 22:04, 18 December 2013 (UTC)

The market capitalization for dogecoin keeps going up, so I vote for keeping the article. Nekng (talk) 18:43, 18 December 2013 (UTC)

Dogecoin has hit Yahoo news: http://news.yahoo.com/redditors-create-meme-inspired-dogecoin-currency-because-2013-175646438.html. I think that qualifies as a credible source. 132.3.29.81 (talk) 22:11, 18 December 2013 (UTC)

I have to agree on a vote to keep the article, over the last 24/48 hours during the Bitcoin Market Crash it was the only cryptocurrency to gain value in that time period and that is creditable to it's self through the unique spin the community behind Dogecoin has going for it, plus a notable event for it to have behind it. --101.166.56.248 (talk) 11:01, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

Unless Business Insider isn't a notable source, this topic is very notable and deserving of it's own article http://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-dogecoin-2013-12 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.19.91.37 (talk) 20:24, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

Hi, just to add to the "keep" side, I though I'd like to note that dogecoin was briefly the most valuable cryptocurrency during the bitcoin crash: http://www.heavy.com/tech/2013/12/dogecoin-coinmarketcap-update/. That fits my definition of notable, but then, I'm new here. Min6char (talk) 23:18, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

Sounds like the recent comments have come to consensus about keeping this article... Nekng (talk) 02:45, 20 December 2013 (UTC)

Put the picture of the dog in circle on the article

Rather than pic of a client. You should. 81.157.162.39 (talk) 23:09, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 December 2013

wow! nano means 10^(-9) so it's not 0.000 000 01 as is in article but 0.000 000 001 [DOGE]. please repair it in subunit section. So much thanks! 89.68.16.221 (talk) 20:47, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

 Done --ElHef (Meep?) 23:07, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 December 2013

http://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-dogecoin-2013-12

New source Devilsgrace (talk) 21:52, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

 Done br100x ^(talk) 01:40, 20 December 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 December 2013

WHOEVER HAS THIS UNDER DELETION OBVIOUSLY HAS AN AGENDA AND SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM ANY POSITION OF MODERATION.

UNBELIVABLY UNPROFESSIONAL.

DOGECOIN IS A THING.

YOU CANNOT DENY THAT.

68.190.183.161 (talk) 04:07, 20 December 2013 (UTC)

 Not done: The deletion template will not be removed until a consensus is reached at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Dogecoin. br100x ^(talk) 05:14, 20 December 2013 (UTC)