User talk:Centred

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Galactic Supremacy
I also wanted to let you know why the Galactic Supremacy page you created was deleted. It read very much as an advertisement for the game (which by your own admission is not finished yet). Wikipedia is not the place for promoting new products, recruiting beta-testers or players, or talking up your game. We would rather see neutral, non-biased pages that rely on existing reliable sources and media references than people trying to write pages about which they may have a conflict of interest. Hopefully you understand, but let me know if you have any questions. -- nae'blis 22:01, 7 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I fail to see how the page I created for my site is diffrent than those that I have found here. All the online geo-political sims that I have found through wikipedia are in various stages of development with few actually at a final stage. It wasn't my intent to recruit players but help get the word out of its existance. From what I read of the policies it didn't appear I was violating any rules by making a wiki page of something that I was creating. I can't help to think that none of the pages on this entire site were created by someone that wasn't affiliated in some way with the subject matter they were discussing. In fact, how could one NOT be affiliated while having the ammount of detail that appears on the pages I have seen.
 * While I agree that wikipedia is not an online advertising page, my website does fit into the categories that already exist here and I fail to see how it is diffrent from any of the pages that are currently here and will continue to be here. I have attempted to ensure that the description within the page was as simplistic and non-biased as possible. Frankly I don't see the logic of outright deletion, a required edit - sure but deletion? By deleting only my wiki page while keeping others of the same outline and intent seems in itself a violation of your own policy of non-bias.
 * As such I request that my page be re-reviewed. —comment added by Centred(t/c) February 13, 2007
 * Hi there, I got your email and saw your message here (but moved it to the bottom of the page so it flows better, hope you don't mind). In answer to your base question of how to "appeal" to get the page restored, what you're looking for is Deletion review. Other users will take a look at your arguments in favor of the page and weigh in on whether it should be restored or kept deleted (this is a bit like nominating an article for deletion, but in reverse). Any evidence you have of outside coverage of GC will be very helpful to your argument, and if you've already got it lined up you can post it here and I may reverse myself without the formal step. But I should let you know that "Wikipedia has other pages like mine that were not deleted" is not a commonly-accepted argument, as sometimes those other pages have just not been "seen" by someone and tagged for deletion yet. Good luck, and if you need any help crafting your deletion review or any other questions about Wikipedia process, please let me know. -- nae'blis 17:29, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. I appreciate you explaining how to get the page back up. What I really like about Wikipedia is the fact that I can learn so much about anything I want. I have used Wikipedia to learn about many many things. I have read up on wikipedias terms of use and cant argue with the reasons for taking down my page. I suppose I did violate some rules, but with no negative intent. I felt that the page I uploaded and the links I made to it were in the proper places for the sites idea. I had planned on updating the wiki page as my site got more and more developed, had it stayed up.

However, what I appreciate most about wikipedia is the fact that I can go to a certain subject, learn all about it and then follow external links to the sites about that subject. I dont think there is a lot of 'neutral' parties involved in conworld and online sims, people are either fanatic about them or not interested at all. I wasn't intending to use the wikipedia as an advertising base. I just wanted to include the page along with the others that were already there and I think all the sites that were there were a good addition to the wikipedia. Centred 16:25, 17 February 2007 (UTC)


 * This is in reply to your request for help. What can I help you with, please? Sandstein 16:47, 17 February 2007 (UTC)