Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/OmniNerd

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The result of the debate was delete. Dmcdevit·t 08:24, July 27, 2005 (UTC)

OmniNerd
Non-notable web site. From the article: "Since its inception, OmniNerd has seen moderate growth surpassing 100 registered users in the summer of 2005." 680 Google hits. tregoweth 23:34, July 15, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Advert. Gwk 23:35, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Non-notable website. -- BD2412 talk 00:08, July 16, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. My personal standard for forum notability is 1000 members.  Come back in another order of magnitude.  Almafeta 16:25, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I'm the page's primary author.  Two reasons have been listed thus far, both of which are not grounds to delete a page.  First, if the Omninerd page should be deleted because it is considered an 'advertisement' then other similar pages covering webpages (such as slashdot) should also be deleted for the same reason.  Second, there is nothing in the Wikipedia deletion policy that lists a certain popularity level as requisite for coverage in Wikipedia.  If the page is to be deleted, there needs to be a concrete reason as defined in the deletion policy.  Brandon 03:58, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Slashdot is sufficiently notable to qualify for an article. Listing the popularity level is a way to illustrate if a website is truly important or well-known enough for an encyclopedia article. tregoweth 06:30, July 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I'm not seeing the delineation in the delete policy either.  All that aside, I find it troubling that it's just assumed that this page isn't worthy due to it's at-a-glance 'non-notability.'  The site is a quality one, it's not a spam-center, and has features like the listed 'NerdRank' that are quite unique to the site.  It seems silly to me to delete a wiki entry due to the lack of current membership and then re-add it when that barrier is broken in the near future.  OmniNerd is a solid site with solid growth.  I could understand if it were a personal website or a non-interactive page, or even just another bulletin board using the same code found on every site, but it's not.  OmniNerd is built on 100% original code.  I think it's unfortunate that such a site is getting resistence in a forum like wiki that seems to promote original thought and user interaction. If it is decided that this page must be removed, can we at least have the privledge of knowing some exact criteria for acceptance?  We're not trying to abuse wikipedia, just add to it.  Helpful suggestions, not abrupt deletion, would be much appreciated. MarkMcB 05:02, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * It may be the highest-quality web site ever, but quality does not equal notability. Also, as one of the site's founders, you might have a slight bias. It would be best to allow someone else to create the article, to avoid the appearance of a vanity article. tregoweth 06:30, July 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, non-notable website. Dcarrano 23:29, July 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Not good enough. -Haniff July 18
 * 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 an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.