User talk:Tonyshep

A tag has been placed on Edugeek, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done for the following reason:

Wikipedia is not a dictionary.

Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not meet very basic Wikipedia criteria may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as an appropriate article, and if you can indicate why the subject of this article is appropriate, you may contest the tagging. To do this, add  on the top of the page and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm its subject's notability under the guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Boricuaeddie Talk • Contribs  •  Spread   the love! 18:46, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Edugeek
I have added a "" template to the article Edugeek, 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). You may contest the proposed deletion by removing the  notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. DES (talk) 20:50, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Existance of Edugeek as an entry
Ok, admittedly for my first entry I was not fully aware that I would have to have a large entry to put in immediately. I was under the impression that I could put in an initial marker (in this case a definition) and then expand it with the usage of it within specific communities. I had considered adding it as an extension of the entry for geek but felt it better to put in a small entry that could be linked to other entries later. The delete marker was placed on very quickly and I am not sure that I will have time to put anything more than a short expansion on tonight. Other than expanding with examples of the history of the usage, communities that use it, the fact that the word geek has been derogatory for a while but edugeek is used to change that round, the impact the edugeekers have had on education in the UK and the US and concerns that affect them, I am wondering what else to include. Is it better that I change the entry to that of the community I am involved with and base it around that? I was under the impression that this was not considered good form as it would count as self-advertising (if you can consider an entry for a community self-advertising). Advice or guidance on this would be appreciated.

Nomination of Edugeek for deletion
The article Edugeek is being discussed concerning whether it is suitable for inclusion as an article according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Edugeek 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 good 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.  Cind. amuse  16:05, 20 February 2011 (UTC)