Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Linux For Clinics


 * 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 was delete --BigDT 04:51, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Linux For Clinics

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As the person who created this page and is currently managing the project I wish to know WHY our wikipedia entry is being deleted. We are certainly alive.

Jerry has certainly been a help in joining us to the other Linux distros but isn't a part of the project so I apologize if his edits have made us look like an 'advert'.

LFC is NOT a for-profit group.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxforclinics/ https://launchpad.net/linuxforclinics

Also, do a search for 'linuxforclinics' (notice the lack of spaces) before you make a hastey judgement:

http://www.google.ca/search?q=linuxforclinics&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=com.ubuntu:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

29,500 hits.

And done in quotations and with the 'l' in 'linux' and 'c' in 'clinics' done in lower case letters ("linux for clinics")

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=com.ubuntu%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=Er2&q=%22linux+for+clinics%22&btnG=Search&meta=

616,000 hits

We aren't a fly-by-night.

Theforkofjustice

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I am not sure if I this is the correct location for adding my comment but I do hope it is being noted. I am a member of the Linux for Clinics (LFC) project and I am entirely confused on what the reason is for marking the LFC page for deletion. I hope that someone can clarify what is the main reason for marking it and how we (the LFC project) can prevent -- if possible -- the deletion.

I additionally like to add that someone that - AFAIK - is not related to the project in any way but has altered the page (something I can live with) can indicate that he is ok with the deletion (as indicated by Jerry G. Sweeton Jr..

Please be so kind to answer my question before actually deleting the page. TIA Useresa

Having read the wikipedia article I would like to note several things:

The only reason I can see that it would be up for deletion is that it is believed that it does not belong in an encyclopedia. If this is, indeed, the reason, then I would appreciate being informed of this (via this page).

The article is based, in part, on work which I did for the Linux For Clinics project and cannot, therefore, offend copyright as I, quite simply, am more than willing to have my work modified and presented here. (I do not know who Jerry J Sweeton is, but as far as I know he has never been related to the LFC project.)

Bearing these two points inmind, I would appreciate knowing just why it is marked for deletion, and what we (in the project) can do to ensure that a small but vital open source project continues to maintain a presence here. dhalgren_4_lfc

Notability must happen before article creation. Warning: do not rely on estimated Google hits. Real Google hits is about 66. Chealer 00:27, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Considering comments by Theforkofjustice and UseResa, there may also have been a conflict of interest in the creation of the article, and about half of the edits.--Chealer 17:34, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Theforkofjustice
 * The information posted is quite basic and "half the edits" were for formatting, spelling and changed URLS only. I never attempted to make the project look more than it is by embellishing information. I wouldn't want the project to look like an 'advert' or do anything that would subject it to deletion. The only reason for deletion of this article that is of any merit that I can see is the fact it is a 'young' project and doesn't carry as much weight as a more mature work.
 * HOW DARE YOU DELETE MY ARTICLE. Just kidding.  Actually, I did do quite a bit of work to the article, but if its deleted, I'd be ok with it.  Jerry G. Sweeton Jr. 00:36, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, dear Lord... Read WP:OWN. Ten Pound Hammer  • (((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps))) 03:13, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I forgot, ambitious editors with aspiration of being admins have no sense of humor. Jerry G. Sweeton Jr. 11:31, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. I got 39 results on Google: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Linux+for+Clinics%22&hl=en&start=40&sa=N, plus it reads kind of like an advert.  Useight 00:39, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete for now per WP:NOT. We do appreciate your contributions Jerry G. Sweeton Jr.. --Javit 02:01, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletions.   -- John Vandenberg 01:01, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NOT. Whether they are non-profit or for profit, they at NN. meshach 19:04, 9 June 2007 (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.