Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bypassing the Great Firewall of China


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result of the debate was transwiki. Johnleemk | Talk 14:29, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Bypassing the Great Firewall of China
The article should be deleted because it is a software "how-to" guide. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information; please see What_Wikipedia_is_not --G0zer 20:19, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Isn't wikipedia still blocked anyways? This seems like a big catch-22.  Also, we aren't a howto guide. kotepho 20:35, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete as much as I admire people in commie land who do utilize these measures (censorship is wrong espcially when it's state sponsored), we're not a how too guide and are blocked anyway.JohnnyBGood 21:51, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. I totally agree with the above reasoning, but since the only problem is that the article is instructional in nature, do you think a transwiki to Wikibooks would be appropriate here? –Sommers (Talk) 22:44, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. An excellent plan. Is wikibooks also blocked? --G0zer 22:55, 27 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Comment isn't the problem more how this information is accessed the first time? Sliggy 22:51, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * (don't get me wrong, I too think information should be disseminated as freely as the air we breathe - that's why we're here after all. I was just trying to be practical). Sliggy 22:58, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty sure someone running Debian in the first place doesn't need this artcle. I have no problem with transwiki to wikibooks if they want it. kotepho 23:37, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * According to Internet censorship in mainland China, I think Wikibooks is blocked, but if we want this information to be available, it makes sense to place it there anyway. That way, it's available to whoever wants to see it and can access it, and it increases the likelihood of the information finding its way to whoever wants it in China. –Sommers (Talk) 10:07, 28 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete it's parent (Internet censorship in mainland China) explains it far more encyclopedic fashion. Eivindt@c 00:31, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Move to Wikibooks. Even though it may not be accessable immediately, it will be easier for someone else to give this information to those who need it. --Breathstealer 06:40, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete M o e   ε  02:39, 1 April 2006 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.