User talk:Knowitall33

Coastalbeat.com
I have deleted the article. Please read what Wikipedia is about and our guide lines and policies on websites, corporations, and notability. Teke 04:28, 18 April 2007 (UTC)


 * It is true that there are many such articles simply providing information on something. What we are trying to do here, however, is build an encyclopedia.  This is the reason that we have our requirements for inclusion and in my opinion, the article does not fit Wikipedia.


 * To explain a little more, I am an administrator. I am a janitor on Wikipedia, one of 1,200.  Our job is to keep the project clean.  There is no harm, no foul in you creating the article but it simply has nothing to do with Wikipedia.  We are not an indiscriminate collection of information.  Hundreds of times a day an article such as yours is created and is deleted because there is a popular misconception of what Wikipedia is about.  Apologies for the inconvenience, you may request a deletion review but it surely would not pass.  Please do explore Wikipedia and find other ways to contribute.  Teke  04:44, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Recreation
If you'd like to contest the deletion, please go to deletion review. Please do not recreate the article again. Teke 05:07, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Notability
Well, there is a difference between notability, i.e. a publication that people receive, and notability in the encyclopedic context. This is what I am trying to impart to you. The webzine exists, certainly. It is owned by a large company. It has been nominated for media awards. So is the publication real? Yes. However, my point is that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. An encyclopedia is a reference of knowledge, not a collection of information. Certainly the New York Times is notable in the encyclopedic sense, even the Sacramento Bee or trade publications. But an article that is solely a recap of what is ultimately a non-notable publication does not merit inclusion. If you'd like to recreate the article again, I'd be more than willing to submit it to Articles for Deletion to get community consensus. I'm just doing my job, good sir :) Teke  05:15, 18 April 2007 (UTC)