Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Spelling the Vacuum (2nd nomination)

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Spelling the Vacuum - advert to nonfamous comic Dysprosia 07:35, 27 Mar 2004 (UTC)


 * Webcomic with an Alexa rank of 3.6 million. Meelar 07:40, 27 Mar 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete -- Cyrius | Talk 15:29, Mar 27, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Website also indicates that it is on 'hiatus'. Maximus Rex 15:33, 27 Mar 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. What do you mean "nonfamous comic?" Look at the forums. Spelling fan 13:07, 27 Mar 2004 (CST)
 * Lots of webcomics have active forums, doesn't mean they're famous. It fails the google test with only 109 hits. -- Cyrius | Talk 20:58, Mar 27, 2004 (UTC)
 * Note: The wikipedia entry has become a topic on their forum. Maximus Rex 21:09, 27 Mar 2004 (UTC)
 * How many hits does a topic have to make on google in order to "pass" this test of yours? Last time I checked, 109 is a decently large number for any non-porn topic.
 * No it isn't. 109 hits is embarassingly low for an internet comic. My wikipedia username fetches 4 times as many hits. Maximus Rex 16:38, 29 Mar 2004 (UTC)
 * I don't think this really qualifies as non-famous. Sure, you have the numbers from google, but if you mention this comic on most webcomic forums, then most people will have at least heard of it, if not read it.  Numbers aren't always everything.  Do whatever you want though.
 * Anonymous votes don't count. Maximus Rex 16:38, 29 Mar 2004 (UTC)
 * I've put together a proposal at Web comics that has been kicked around for some time at Talk:List of web comics. If accepted, these would be the guidelines for consideration of web comics as new articles, on VfD and on List of web comics.  Please comment on it at that article; do not comment on it here.  R ADICAL B ENDER  &#9733;  23:29, 27 Mar 2004 (UTC)
 * Just for the record, the proposed guidelines include a minimum 3-month average Alexa rank of 200,000. Room931.com has a rank of 3,765,601. -- Cyrius | Talk 23:50, Mar 27, 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. anthony (this comment is a work in progress and may change without prior notice) 01:14, 28 Mar 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. Useful as an example of internet humor circa 2004. Everyking 03:02, 28 Mar 2004 (UTC)
 * No, a useful example would be a popular example of internet humor. Maximus Rex 16:38, 29 Mar 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: insignificant. Wile E. Heresiarch 18:42, 29 Mar 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. This article is a bad joke. Ashibaka &#9998; 21:14, 29 Mar 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. Real, with distinguishing characteristics.  Google test is not necessarily useful here, as a page can be very popular without being referenced elsewhere a million times.  The most famous webcomic I can think of (Pibgorn (comic) by Brooke McEldowney) gets less than 500 hits using that method. Jgm 15:26, 30 Mar 2004 (UTC)
 * May I ask which "method" you're referring to? I see 13,600 hits for 'Pibgorn comic'. Secondly, if a web page is very popular, why aren't people referencing it? -- Cyrius | Talk 23:03, Mar 30, 2004 (UTC)
 * You are right about the numbers for Pibgorn, I must have done something funky in my search, sorry. I still vote keep, though.  Jgm 16:01, 1 Apr 2004 (UTC)