Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Powergate92/Guestbook

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 * 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 keep. Salvio Let's talk about it! 11:55, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

User:Powergate92/Guestbook
WP:NOTMYSPACE. Also had a massive header that actually prevented editing it. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 05:10, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I created the "Guestbook" page after seeing that another user had a "Guestbook", at the time I didn't know about WP:NOTMYSPACE. Anyway, if an Administrator thinks the page should be deleted per WP:NOTMYSPACE then they can delete it. Powergate92   Talk  05:34, 16 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete per user's agreement. -- Klein zach  06:16, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep with header removed. The header interferred with the MediaWiki_interface and may not be used.  See User_pages.  No administrator should say that a guestbook should be deleted per policy.  There is no policy or consensus against guestbooks, subject to caveats (eg must be used primarily by genuine wikipedians, and comments are primarily related to the project).  Guestbooks are not secret age games or other silly games, but for some are a useful tool in support of collaboration and editor support.  Even Jimbo has one.  --SmokeyJoe (talk) 09:29, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I still don't see how they don't fall into using Wikipedia as a social network, even when signed for things related to the project. Two of the three entries were "hi, thanks for article X", which can easily be put on a "regular" talk page. And the fact that Jimbo has one is immaterial; he could put the entire Goatse series on his user page and no one'd bat an eye. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 05:44, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I think we can distinguish between social networking, and project networking. I see signing someones guestbook as saying "Hi, I like what you do, and would like to work with you, although without specifics at this stage".  I personally don't make or sign guestbooks, and don't feel that strongly on their merits (better to just work with the people whose work you like), but they are on the OK side NOTMYSPACE at this time.  On the other hand, we should be clear that the massive header you referred to is absolutely not OK.  Please don't remind me of goatses.  --SmokeyJoe (talk) 06:11, 17 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep Name of page is not instant grounds for deletion. The use of the page violates nothing, hence has no actual grounds for deletion.   And saying "but all of this would be ok on a regular talk page" is, in fact, an argument for "keep."   Collect (talk) 12:24, 17 April 2011 (UTC)


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