Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:IO Device




 * 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 speedy keep in current form. The problematic/disputed material has now been removed, so there is no need to continue the discussion. Newyorkbrad (talk) 17:31, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

User:IO Device
WP:UP and WP:SOAPBOX - Wikipedia is not a soapbox to rant about religion, education in the US, etc. I believe the statement "I particularly despise people who are Wikipedia whitewashers, religious fundamentalists, oil whores, and global warming deniers—they can all fuck off and die" is especially inappropriate any place on Wikipedia. -- GraYoshi2x► talk 23:48, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Certain parts of this userpage violate WP:UP. Specifically, the statement mentioned in the nom probably falls under #9 in that guideline, as it is a "polemical statement...attacking or vilifying groups of editors or persons." According to that guideline, it therefore may be removed. The two paragraphs under the section header "Off-topic rants" seem to violate #4 of that guideline, as they constitute "extensive personal opinions on matters unrelated to Wikipedia, wiki philosophy, collaboration, free content, the Creative Commons, etc." Both offending portions also violate WP:SOAP. However, I believe the proper remedy would be to remove the offending portions rather than deleting the entire userpage. After all, the remainder of the userpage consists of an appropriate amount of personal information and material that pertains to Wikipedia. I would also like to note that IO Device, from what I can tell, is not using Wikipedia as a soapbox in general, nor is he using Wikipedia as a webhost. Look at his contributions; he has a good record of over 130 mainspace contributions since his arrival on Wikipedia earlier this year. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 02:25, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the feedback. The page has now been edited accordingly. The nominating user could've simply cited these specific polices on my Talk page rather than going through this process. --IO Device (talk) 07:47, 11 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep though I would not have made as deep cuts as were made. You are entitled to politely expressed opinions, to be sure. Collect (talk) 13:12, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep as the problem statements have been removed. Also, I concur with Collect's assessment. --  Phantom Steve  ( Contact Me, My Contribs ) 14:05, 11 November 2009 (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.