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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 69.107.53.204 (talk) at 21:17, 31 July 2005 (→[[Atheists of Silicon Valley]]). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Atheists of Silicon Valley

  • Keep. ASV has been active in several events of national significance, including the first secular memorial service for the victims of 9/11, and demonstrations about religious influence in government. 13:38 PT 31 July 2005

Social group of purely local interest. Doesn't assert notability or influence. Could maybe also fall under "Wikipedia is not a collection of links", since the number of external links attached seems almost longer than the article itself. Calton | Talk 06:57, July 23, 2005 (UTC)

  • Delete as per Calton. Hamster Sandwich 07:53, 23 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete drini ☎ 16:13, 23 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete for the aforementioned reasons. IINAG 18:56, 23rd July 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete, nn. Pavel Vozenilek 22:54, 23 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep because: 1) It's a stub, so expand it instead of complaining. 2) "Do not bite the newcomers" 3) Asserting notability or influence is NOT listed in "Deletion Policy". 24 July 2005
    • 1) Who's complaining? It's just being deleted, is all.
    • 2) The policy is "Do not bite the newcomers", not "Let newcomers do whatever they damned well please."
    • 3) No, but being [s]uch a minor branch of a subject that it doesn't deserve an article is. Also, Wikipedia is not a soapbox, advertising medium, indiscriminate collection of links, indiscriminate collection of information, or webhost.
--Calton | Talk 07:58, July 25, 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Voyager640 (talk • contribs) 10:46, 26 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak keep. Gets 5,900 Google hits, so there must be something to it. However, the article should be expanded quite a lot for it to deserve a place in Wikipedia. - ulayiti (talk) 14:46, 26 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment: the author ofthe article seems quite literl-minded, now having added a "Claim to Fame" section, in some effort to make it look notable. The only two entries are that the group gets listed in the credits of a straight-to-video documentary called The God Who Wasn't There -- a very VfD-worthy vanity article, BTW -- and that the president of the group was once on Hannity and Colmes. That's it. --Calton | Talk 05:55, July 30, 2005 (UTC)
      • Its worth noting that the VfD on the The God Who Wasn't There is almost unanimous for keep. --best, kevin ···Kzollman | Talk··· 23:18, July 30, 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete, nn, very local-interest. We have knitting groups in my town, too, but you don't see me posting them to Wikipedia. ;-) Xaa 00:02, 29 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete hardly the NSS. Dunc|☺ 18:37, 30 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Recent edits by 68.127.10.153 establish notability. Fernando Rizo T/C 18:57, 30 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep If the group has in fact appeared on a national television show and a legitimate documentary, people may be interested in them. --best, kevin ···Kzollman | Talk··· 23:18, July 30, 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep User issuing complaint has a demonstrated anti-atheist agenda, also trying to delete an entry for my documentary The God Who Wasn't There for clearly unfounded reasons. I am familiar with the Godless Geeks and this article is accurate. BrianFlemming 30 July 2005
  • Keep Wikipedia has already voted to delete the Universist article, which is an international movement with thousands of members: http://universist.org/wikipedia.htm ...I'm starting to worry about the future of the Wikipedia project. It's becoming more about compounding ignorance rather than sharing information. Universist 19:17, 31 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep I've seen this group on television and is a very active Atheist group. This look like another attempt be Christians to suppress reality. --Marcperkel 19:20, 31 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep I live thousands of miles from Silicon Valley, but regularly use their website. It is one of the best (and certainly most well known) Atheist hubs on the web. msallen
  • Keep Group is legitimate and probably has a wider group influence then many of the towns and local schools that get wikipedia articles. Article can be expanded. I would not delete the article for a church that got international media attention, why is this different? Michael Kozlowicz 2:33pm central July 31 2005
  • Keep Same reasons already stated above (well known atheist page, most certainly as "legitimate" a group as many other Wikipedia entries). It's certainly not only of local interest.
  • Keep Having been featured in a documentary and appearing on television, there is obviously an interest in the group. LakeSky 31 July 2005
  • Keep I also live far away from Silicon Valley (in Texas), but I have heard of this group many times and come across their website many times. It is a notable group among the atheist community. If anything, this article should be expanded.
  • Keep If they were on tv and in a documentary and were heard of beyond Silicon Valley, it should be kept.--BrendanRyan 20:32, 31 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Has some notoriety.
  • Strong Keep ASV's entry needs to be expanded, not, deleted. They are very active both on the internet and in the Bay Area. They were a strong presence at the 9th circuit court of appeals protest for Michael Newdow. Their coordinator Mark Thomas has appeared on national televison, radio and in newspapers several times, most recently he debated Oliver North on Hannity & Colmes. The party making this complaint is simply trying to squelch entries having to do with anything that offends him. It is sickening to see such a clumsy attempt at censorship for no legitimate reason. Wikipedia will lose any relevence if it fails to oppose this kind of know-nothingism and bans mention of anything that upsets fundamentalists. -David Fitzgerald
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