User talk:HarrisR

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Design Argument- Redesigned
I've added the "prod" template to the article Design Argument- Redesigned, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree with the notice, discuss the issues at Talk:Design Argument- Redesigned. You may remove the deletion notice, and the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached, or if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria. Kchase T 08:31, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
 * OK, I have restored the content to User:HarrisR/Design Argument- Redesigned. Since this was a proposed deletion, there's no policy reason that you can't move the page back to its previous location, but note that it may still be subject to deletion via Articles for deletion, which is a discussion based process where you can argue for the inclusion of the article in question, and generally a consensus decision is required to delete the content. That said, please consider my previous deletion reason before moving it back into article space: This is essentially an essay and it's tone, layout, formatting, and possible original research and neutrality problems means it would take too much effort to salvage it. If you need anything else, please leave a note on my talk page. Thanks.--Kchase T 22:17, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * No, that was the full deletion reason. PROD results in article deletion as long as no one objects. Since no one objected, the article was deleted. I'd suggest you try adding to an existing article, Teleological argument, with material from your essay. The primary problem with it is that it's an essay, and not an encyclopedia article, per se, though there is material that could be integrated into existing articles.--Kchase T 03:12, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

KChase, I see that Wikipedia articles are mostly factual information extracted from other sources. You suggested adding portions to the telological argument. I am not sure how this could be done without showing opinion and avoiding neutrality problems. Any suggestions? Thanks. HarrisR


 * There's no way I can say this without sounding discouraging, and for that I am sorry.Neutral point of view is one of our core policies. If you can't insert content without compromising the neutrality of the encyclopedia, then it doesn't belong. That said, NPOV is not the same as "scientific objectivity", for example. Instead, NPOV means representing all views equally and without bias. I'd suggest working on the article and dropping a note at the talk page for feedback on whether your contributions are compliant with the policy. The people watching the article will be able to give you more subject-specific feedback.--Kchase T 11:12, 8 January 2007 (UTC)