User talk:Jeff.science/Archive 1

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Proposed deletion of MADNESS


The article MADNESS has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * Non-notable source package. No evidence of independent coverage. No evidence of awards.


 * User:Stuartyeates is ignorant of and the importance of Madness in the United States. Jeff.science (talk) 02:45, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Nomination of MADNESS for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article MADNESS is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/MADNESS until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. Stuartyeates (talk) 02:13, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Notability and "voting"
Hi. It may be a coincidence (or perhaps a naturally innocent outcome of venting your frustration among colleagues and word has got around) that Knepley and Jagunnels turned up at Articles for deletion/MADNESS. I guess you've probably by now read the note placed by the nominator at the top of that page... but if not then I'd urge you to have a quick read of WP:CANVASS (as well as some of the other policies and guidelines) when you can find the time. Cheers. -- Trevj (talk) 21:13, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

Trevj: Please assume good faith. I ranted about this to a few of my colleagues and they acted of their own free will. Many of them are as incredulous as I am regarding the actions of Stuartyeates. I'm sorry if it offends Wikipedia that highly qualified experts who happen to know me decided to express their disagreement with someone unqualified who does not know me. Jeff.science (talk) 22:43, 1 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Sorry, that wasn't an accusation of bad faith (which is why I stated perhaps a naturally innocent outcome of venting your frustration among colleagues and word has got around, which seems to have been the case). I just wasn't sure whether or not you'd have followed the link and read it. I'm just trying to help out because the last thing we want is for genuine contributors to be driven away. Obviously the nomination would have been nothing personal and was made in good faith. Sometimes nominations result in deletion, sometimes they don't. I hope that's OK. Thanks. -- Trevj (talk) 09:14, 2 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Yeah, Trevj, I saw that you were giving me the benefit of the doubt. I read that link immediately, but it wasn't Wikipedia rules that prevented me from canvassing, it is my adherence to scientific principles. Jeff.science (talk) 00:41, 3 December 2012 (UTC)