Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:PuppyOnTheRadio/score thing2

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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 no consensus. Salvio Let's talk about it! 16:23, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

User:PuppyOnTheRadio/score thing2


We're not a webhost. Drmies (talk) 04:03, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
 * The coding in it has been designed for use across various wikis, including Wikipedia. I've left it there as it may have a use here later on, and it's inclusion was not doing any damage from what I could see. If there is a concern with it beyond the fact that it's taking up server space (which it will still do if it's deleted) I'm happy to address the issue. Of course, making amendments to it to remove the links that are in there at the moment would just add more to the XML, so I chose not to change it at this stage as it was not an issue, and apparently using server space here can be a problem. Although I'm surprised that Wikia have not limited users potential edits here further if server space is such a concern for them. PuppyOnTheRadio   talk  04:10, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
 * The long and the short of it is that the English Wikipedia is not a general hosting space for neat bits of MediaWiki code. I'm not sure if by "Wikia" you mean the WikiMedia Foundation, but there is no particular need for them to enforce some "don't use the English Wikipedia as a general hosting space for neat bits of MediaWiki code" when our own userspace guidelines do that well enough anyway. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 08:05, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
 * My mistake. Wikia and Wikimedia foundation used to run off of the same servers back in 2007, and I was unaware that this was no longer the case. As I was referring to the servers I used the incorrect term. PuppyOnTheRadio   talk  07:36, 5 May 2012 (UTC)


 * I don't see the problem. I'm sure this is not what the writers of WP:NOTWEBHOST had in mind. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 13:16, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - to quote WP:UP (y'know, the page that says what we should delete from Userspace) "you should avoid substantial content on your user page that is unrelated to Wikipedia...your user page is not a personal website. Your user page is about you as a Wikipedian, and pages in your user space should be used as part of your efforts to contribute to the project." This page is clearly in keeping with that principle. Achowat (talk) 14:12, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete. WP:NOTWEBHOST says specifically that If you are interested in using the wiki technology for a collaborative effort on something else, even if it is just a single page, there are many free and commercial sites that provide wiki hosting. You can also install wiki software on your server. This is something else, part of a project of PuppyOnTheRadio's on Uncyclopedia, and is not relevant to this project.  — Isarra ༆ 19:41, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Are you sure? If it is intended for a purpose on Uncyclopedia, and not intended for a purpose on Wikipedia, then it should be deleted.  --SmokeyJoe (talk) 23:47, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
 * According to the page history, it was created and used for his scoring of the previous Happymonkey contest on Uncyclopedia, functioning as part of the larger container template [ [User:PuppyOnTheRadio/score thing2]] which has since been deleted. As Wikipedia does not have contests of this nature and the required container does not exist, I also find it unlikely that this even could serve any purpose here.  — Isarra ༆ 00:53, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Issara is accurate in that the secondary purpose was for off site use. The primary purpose is to create a tool for use here, that when completed may be usable. Having a look at the RFC for Muhammed recently, there were two templates that had been created for use here that did not have a use here yet. PuppyOnTheRadio   talk  07:27, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep: This isn't an unreasonable use of userspace, especially for someone as active as this editor. Not everything in userspace has to be directly related to Wikipedia. Buddy431 (talk) 01:02, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Where is this used on Wikipedia, do we have examples? If it's not used anywhere useful here then delete per WP:UPNOT and WP:WEBHOST.--Otterathome (talk) 09:33, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete per my previous comment and ones below, author is unable to disclose its purpose.--Otterathome (talk) 12:15, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Are you asking for examples where a WIP is used on WP? If so, then in most regular users user spaces, including User:Otterathome/Template. If you're asking for examples of where a completed template is used, then I'd draw your attention to [ here]. PuppyOnTheRadio   talk  07:27, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I asked for an example where the code on that page is used, or intended to be used. Not an example where WIP is placed in user space.--Otterathome (talk) 11:38, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
 * An example where a template that allows qualitative and quantitative feedback on individual articles. WP:PR springs immediately to mind. I'm sure that there are other areas where a feedback system could be used where a quantitative analysis of content could be desirable. Uranium also had limited use prior to 1945 - potential value and immediate value are not the same thing however. PuppyOnTheRadio   talk  11:54, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. Doesn't seem particularly useful, but so long as something in userspace looks vaguely wiki-related, then I'm inclined to let it stay. Especially template-y stuff like this. — This, that, and the other (talk) 10:28, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete - per WP:NOTGAMEHOST. -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 07:25, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Weak keep: per Achowat and Buddy431. -- lTopGunl (talk) 11:54, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. A page with so little content doesn't constitute a major violation of WP:WEBHOST. Who knows, in future it may prove to be useful.  Super Mario  Man  15:41, 23 May 2012 (UTC)


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