Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/OfficialWire

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was ambiguous. There was a clear majority to delete but not clear concensus. Further, the later votes are consistent in their recommendation to redirect. It is likely that several of the earlier voters would have supported that view had the redirect suggestion been made earlier. In addition, this is consistent with the decision to redirect the Baou_Trust article to QuakeAID where a reader can the relevant information about this company and its cut-outs. I am going to exercise my discretion and call this one as a redirect. Rossami (talk) 04:56, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)

OfficialWire
More from Baou Trust, who blanked it, probable vanity, difficult to verify its notability, but doesn't seem praticularly so. 17:54, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * the diff claims copyright permission revoked. i imagine the GFDL license implicit in submission is irrevokable.  anybody know?  but delete regardless. Michael Ward 19:10, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: Our policy page says GFDL may not be revoked but User:Kelly Martin recently argued here that this clause is not enforcable. However as I understand it, his right to revoke GFDL permission was effectively voided as soon as any other editor modified the page.  He may then request the page's deletion (and in this case we seem to agree) but he may no longer require it. Rossami (talk) 01:19, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment 2: If deleted, also delete the redirect Officialwire Rossami (talk)
 * Delete this advertising Hoary 06:05, 2005 Jan 4 (UTC)
 * Delete, advertising, Wikipedia is not an advertising board. Somebody in the WWW 23:31, 4 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as ad. Wyss 03:24, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Nuke It & Redirect MarkSweep makes a good point, I think it should wind up a redirect instead.  ALKIVAR &trade;[[Image:Radioactive.svg|18px|]] 05:46, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * De-1337. (Delete). Spam. --kooo 23:36, Jan 7, 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to QuakeAID, which contains some background on OfficialWire and the people behind it. --MarkSweep 06:02, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete if not too late to vote. Like the others said, spam spam spam spam. --Modemac 18:54, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to QuakeAID or delete as spam.  GRider\talk 17:37, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to QuakeAID - All the sister pages need a reunion. --Godric 21:12, Jan 12, 2005 (UTC)

NOTE: VfD for Baou_Trust also has a vote going on there (mostly delete and one redirect so far). I suggest that if OfficialWire gets a consensus on "Redirect to QuakeAID", Baou_Trust should also receive the same treatment (redirect), since they are both sister pages of QuakeAID that contain background info and preserve connections.

This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion or on the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.