Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Kimbula Project


 * 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. Stifle (talk) 11:22, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

The Kimbula Project

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The subject of the article is a 2 week old forum that fails the basics of WP:N and WP:V as well as Wikipedia is not for things made up one day as the article explicitly states The concept for the forum was born approximately in 4 minutes. SWik78 (talk) 15:00, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Please note that all of the major contributors to this article were registered today (some within minutes of each other) and have made no other contributions to Wikipedia outside of this article. SWik78 (talk) 15:07, 17 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Strong delete. The creator of this article continually removed the speedy delete tags. I then "prod"ed the article. Of course, that user or a newly created user today (possibly a sockpuppet) quickly removed that tag, too. I then put tags for notability, third-party sources, etc. giving the article's creator (and other newsly created users) a week to find reliable third-party sources to demonstrate notability. Surprise, surprise. The user removed those tags, too! Is it any wonder the article is now facing an AfD? Incidentally, I checked several newspaper databases (LexisNexis, Google News, and Factiva), but I could not find any hits for "The Kimbula Project." If this subject (the creation of a chat forum) is notable after failing that straightforward test of reliable third-party sources, I would be very surprised. J Readings (talk) 15:35, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Websites-related deletion discussions.   -- Fabrictramp (talk) 17:16, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions.   -- Fabrictramp (talk) 17:16, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom - non notable Dreamspy (talk) 20:43, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Comment - Do Not Delete - I do apologise for deleting off the tags at first i did not pay much attention to it and didnt know what they were i am new here.And the second set of tags were probably deleted by one of the other users also had no idea what they were inititally. (It just says spam and some code how would we know that it is a deletion tag)I am in no way associated to the site but it has created some what of a revolution in the Sri Lankan community that i thought ill put it up. I have never done a wikipedia article b4 hence it probably came across as advertising when i did read the deletion tags properly thats when i asked a couple of people i know to sign up and help me clean it up. Hence the subsequent signing ups. A lot of Sri Lankans are interested in knowing what exactly this site is. And what better place to educate some one than wikipedia again i apologise if i did violate any terms,i do know we are a small country but we are on the map and innovative acts such as this to better a community should be mentioned as it means quite a bit to a community that has been over shadowed by a war for 20 years.As for the statement - The concept for the forum was born approximately in 4 minutes is not my doing it is the site authors and it is sheer genius in most peoples minds.I do not know how anyone can judge the quality of a concept whether it takes 4 years or 4 seconds.

Wikipedia is not for things that you or your friends made up. If you have invented something novel in school, your garage, or the pub, but it has not yet become well known to the rest of the world, please do not write about it in Wikipedia. Write about it on your own website instead.

I stress again i did not make this website and this is not a thing made up in a garage it is one persons attempt to give common ground for a community made up of different levels and ethnic groups.A place where people can freely express discuss and learn without anger hate or violence. My intention was not to promote the site at all but to let people know what it was about.As it sure has the right idea worth mentioning.

P.S - If you do a search on google/yahoo/live for the word "Kimbula" you will come across the Sunday Times Article on the website.--Acephalia (talk) 20:59, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - internet forum created April 3, 2008 with no assertion to notability. KleenupKrew (talk) 09:49, 20 April 2008 (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.