User talk:Daelf1969

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You uploaded Image:Comixfan_04-03-2007.png with a license of wikipedia-screenshot. I have changed the tag to web-screenshot as the tag you used is only for screenshots of wikipedia itself. You may want to go and add a fair-use rationale --Random832 03:31, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for that. --Comixfan 03:37, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

March 2007
Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Jim Krueger. Wikipedia is not a mere directory of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam policy for further explanations. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. See the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. RJASE1 Talk  05:54, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

I didn't think the link was inappropriate considering it's to a discussion forum run by Jim. I thought Jim's fans would find it of interest, as he discusses quite the range of topics therein. --Comixfan 05:58, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Comixfan
A tag has been placed on Comixfan, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because it is an article about a certain website, blog, forum, or other web content that does not assert the importance or significance of that web location. Please read our criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 7 under Articles, as well as notability guidelines for websites. Please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources which verify their content.

Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. To contest the tagging and request that administrators wait a while for you to add contextual material, please affix the template  to the page, and put a note on Talk:Comixfan. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. RJASE1 Talk  05:57, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm curious how this article fails to meet the aforementioned criteria? There are two other notable comic book Websites with wikipedia entries - Comic Book Resources and Newsarama. How does this article differ from those? --Comixfan 06:04, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
 * You need to have some reliable sources stating why the website is notable - these are the criteria for websites. I'll take a look at those other two entries, but the existence of other articles doesn't automatically a similar one is OK (for example, see WP:FISHING. RJASE1 Talk  06:08, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure where to begin, really. Comixfan has been online for over 10 years now, and in that time has won numerous awards, been spotlighted in several magazines (and, as X-Fan, was part of Cinescape Online and had a regular column in the Cinescape print magazine), has had reviews quoted in publications by major publishers, and its owner/operator (ie, me) is now a freelance writer with Marvel Comics thanks entirely to the site's reputation. What else is needed to convince? --Comixfan 06:17, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
 * An article needs to be written citing those sources for notability. However, if you run the site yourself, it would be a really bad idea to write the article yourself - that's a conflict of interest. If the website is truly notable, someone will write an article about it. RJASE1 Talk  06:20, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Please take a look at this policy also. RJASE1 Talk  06:22, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

I am not making the site out to be anything that it's not in the article. Follow the links to the Wayback Machine and you can see the site's reputation as part of Fandom and as part of Cinescape. As far as running the site goes, I no longer do so as stated in the article; however, I do still own the site, so I can see how that might be considered a conflict of interest.

At any rate, I hope this article is retained, as the site is most assuredly important insofar as the history of comic book websites goes at the very least. --Comixfan 06:26, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I understand - I don't believe there's any bad faith on your part.
 * Just a heads-up - you may have to change your username because of this policy; your current username can be seen to be promoting the website. I know that all these policies can be annoying when you first start with Wikipedia - but it's one of the few things keeping the site from being overrun with vanity pages and spam. If the admins decide not to delete the article, don't hesitate to drop a note on my talk page to ask for any help you need. RJASE1 Talk  06:54, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Okay, how does one change their username? I checked on the my preferences page but couldn't find such an option.

I'm just finding this whole thing somewhat strange, especially given the push being made for WikiProject Comics, espousing it to be "a collaborative effort to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to comics on Wikipedia", and yet here we are discussing why an article on one of the most long-lived and prominent comic book websites shouldn't be deleted! --Comixfan 06:57, 4 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Here are the instructions for changing username...
 * I sympathize with your position - do you have any sources (aside from your own site) to document that Comixfan meets the central criteria of WP:WEB? (i.e. reviews, awards, etc) RJASE1 Talk  07:06, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Okay, I've put in a request to change my username to Daelf1969.

As for other sources, nothing that I can think of that's as concrete as what the WP:WEB criteria requires. I don't really go chasing awards or reviews for the site, and the only ones I do have are years old and no longer apply to the site's current incarnation.

The only thing I can think of off the top of my heads is that the site hosts the official discussion forum for Marvel Comics' Official Handbook writers (of which I'm one), and as such the site link is listed in each issue of the current Handbooks and is linked to from Marvel.com's Handbook page as well. Not overly concrete, but it serves to showcase the site's reputation (as not any site would get approval to be featured in such a publication). --Comixfan 07:18, 4 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Drop me a note on my talk page when you get your new username. RJASE1 Talk  07:09, 4 March 2007 (UTC)


 * I removed the deletion request so we have time to work with the article. RJASE1 Talk  07:13, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, I really appreciate your help with this! --Comixfan 07:18, 4 March 2007 (UTC)