Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:For English


 * 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 debate was keep for now Mr.Z-man 05:29, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

User:For English
WP:NOT a web host. User seems to have written an autobio. --Ultra! 19:55, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete The user who created the autobiograpy has no other contributions other than creating that myspace-esque autobio. Wikipedia is not a webhost, as per the nominator. -- Mizu onna sango15 / 水 女 珊瑚15  23:02, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * This does seem to be biting a newbie. The page has only just been created. Have you tried talking to this new user and suggesting that his role on WP might be a bit different? --Bduke (talk) 00:30, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment This case is very different from the other ones below: the user is active. And the talk page is still red link ! I agree that this is biting a newbie, so I'm leaning towards speedy keep. And bring this back here in a few weeks or months, or not at all, depending on the evolution of the situation. Cena rium  (talk)  14:15, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep - for another two weeks and re-examine - User created the page today. Should be noted that this use of userpage is improper and that the page will be deleted unless he becomes a real contributor to the encyclopedia.  Jaakobou Chalk Talk  16:26, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep for Now This page is in clear violation of some guidelines, but guidelines here aren't set in stone. For most of our policies/guidelines we allow exceptions, and I believe this case merits an exception. New users are understandably rather ignorant of wikipedian culture. I know I was, and many of you were as well. Having your userpage deleted can be a thing that turns newbies away from wikipedia, so we should avoid "coercive" actions when dealing with them. Instead we should kindly explain to them why they should change their page. I will take the time to do that.--SJP (talk) 21:53, 15 June 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 page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.