Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Daviddaved/A trigonometric identity for a circulant matrix




 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellaneous page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the discussion was  Delete something lame from CBW 08:40, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: under IAR I have deleted User:Daviddaved/New article name here, which was a draft of the same material. JohnCD (talk) 11:36, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

User:Daviddaved/A trigonometric identity for a circulant matrix
This was deleted as a main space article pursuant to Articles for deletion/A trigonometric identity for a circulant matrix. There's been a back-and-forth on making this available to the user here to take with him, though the person who did that acknowledged that he certainly already has it at home. The author himself has already blanked it once, but now has restored it. I'm getting the impression that, having been told that the proof can't be an article, he is continuing to take advantage of Wikipedia's math formatting capabilities for his own personal purposes; in any event, he isn't using this page to serve any Wikipedia-related purpose. At no time has the author responded to any of the actions taken or to any communications made to him, so any sign of cooperative, collaborative intention on his part is absent. —Largo Plazo (talk) 13:47, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete More use of userspace as a holding pen to circumvent deletion. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 15:48, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete If he's simply after WP's math abilities, LaTeX is free... --Izno (talk) 16:33, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment I'd be surprised if he doesn't have better math formatting capabilities on his own computer than what Wikipedia has. What mathematician doesn't?  Wikipedia has only a stripped-down version of TeX that can handle only things in  tags.  He clearly came here unaware of the policy against original research and of some other policies. Michael Hardy (talk) 17:48, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, I understand that. I don't take the original posting of his proofs as anything but good faith. But the picture changed after that. —Largo Plazo (talk) 00:22, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Userspace does not require that material be a mainspace article. Lots better stuff to delete in userspace for sure. Collect (talk) 14:31, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
 * The issue is that, while some leeway exists for digression ("this user watches Battlestar Galactica"), userspace is not for people's use for their own non-Wikipedia-related projects. Also, it isn't a competition: see WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. —Largo Plazo (talk) 15:50, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment - the user is currently blocked until 06:01 14 March. Although he has been uncommunicative in the past, I suggest that this debate should not be closed until 15 March, to give him an opportunity to respond if he wishes. JohnCD (talk) 21:32, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Seems reasonable. —Largo Plazo (talk) 21:49, 13 March 2010 (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 page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.