Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Association of Wikipedians Who Really Want Doughnuts


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellany 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 delete. IronGargoyle 03:35, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Association of Wikipedians Who Really Want Doughnuts
This page is (IMHO) wholly unnecessary, and more or less a waste of server space. There have been a total of ten edits to the page, beginning in January this year. It has a humor tag, but that doesn't mean it should be kept, as it isn't doing anything to help the encyclopedia, and seems like an abandoned project (no talk page, until I asked about deleting it). · AndonicO Talk 14:27, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Complete nonsense, yes its meant to be humourous but there is a line between funny and a little silly and IMHO opinion this has crossed the line. Regards -- The Sunshine Man 15:36, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment Um... People, it's meant to be funny, but it does have a purpose. I know it's ridiculous, but that's the point - it's a little comic relief in an otherwise stressful encyclopedia. -- Captain Wikify  Argh! 17:04, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Also, assuming that the page is "keepable" but useless in Wikipedia's mainspace, I would be willing to move it to my userspace. -- Captain Wikify Argh! 17:19, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, I'm sorry that you're stressed out by Wikipedia. However, there is more to life than this stressful place... You have a life outside it, right? ... RIGHT???--WaltCip 02:40, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * What on Earth are you babbling about? I never said I was stressed out by Wikipedia personally; I said it was a stressful place and I wanted to provide comic relief. -- Captain Wikify Argh! 16:43, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Personally I think the best form of comic relief is to seek resource outside of Wikipedia, rather than bring play into work, but I fear that may be too capitalist a notion.--WaltCip 19:02, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is what we make it to be. It's not quite work. It's certainly not play. But it is a place with a stressful atmosphere with tons of difficult decisions to be made. I think that by providing things like BJAODN, we can take the stress level down a notch. -- Captain Wikify Argh! 19:17, 8 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete even though I had donuts for breakfast today. &mdash; Crazytales (public computer) (talk) (main) 19:26, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete-Unneeded humor that isn't that popular. Moving to userspace should be fine. --R Parlate Contribs@ (Let's Go Yankees!) 22:48, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * What the hell? Delete please. ^ demon [omg plz] 00:23, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete utter nonsense, and I hate to say it, but it isn't even funny anyway. Acalamari 02:13, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete WTF? This is unneeded nonsense.-James, La gloria è a dio 02:46, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, WTF says it all, really. This is nonsense and probably should not be userfied. --Core desat 03:33, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * ...People, the point is that it's funny. Wikipedia is a very stressful place, and humor is one of the only things that can help reduce that stress. The show MASH, for instance, was partially based on a real MASH unit - many of the ridiculous things that happened in the show happened in real life. Why? Because life can't be rules and regulations all the time. That's what BJAODN is for. And that's what I intended this page to be: comic relief. -- Captain Wikify Argh! 03:44, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't find it particularly funny... but I think moving it to userspace is acceptable. Also, I think BJAODN should be deleted (I believe most of it was, but they're trying to restore it :. · AndonicO Talk 12:17, 6 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Mmmmmm, forbidden dooooonut...  &gt; R a d i a n t &lt;  09:04, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete completely pointless, but I have no objection to it being moved to userspace. Hut 8.5 14:58, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment Wikipedia is not a place to post jokes, its an encyclopedia. If you want a place where you can make jokes go to uncyclopedia. Thanks.--James, La gloria è a dio 16:04, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Parody of Esperanza and all too many other efforts to carve out a power structure within Wikipedia. Humor is sometimes the only way to communicate these messages; I am puzzled why it has failed so often in this discussion. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 21:03, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. I agree that a move to userspace is in order. SU Linguist 01:28, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * BJAODN - LOL!--WaltCip 02:39, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but what do you mean by that comment? Delete, neutral, keep? Is it even one of those? · AndonicO Talk 09:58, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Please read the Guide to deletion. Uncle G 12:29, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Move to Association of Wikipedians Who Really Want Donuts, obvious spelling error.    Not these doughnuts, I hope. Keep, pokes fun at overly hierarchical organisations like Esperanza, mildly funny, although that may be because it's 2:30AM. Riana  ⁂  17:04, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep I never actually voted, did I? Anyway, it's just intended to be funny, and it's s good excuse to hand out donuts to good editors. If you want to move it to my userspace, fine, but please don't outright delete it. -- Captain Wikify Argh! 17:21, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
 * KeepThis page should be kept based on the fact that there are not enough humor pages on Wikipedia to keep eople interested between school assignments.-- Meteshjj  My bologna has a first name, it's O-P-R-A-H!  Whoo!!! 00:21, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Not enough? How much is enough?--WaltCip 13:35, 9 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep we could all do with a break from heavy duty editing and endless shackles of bureaucracy. --soum talk 13:39, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Doesn't WP policy specifically say WP:NOT? A break from heavy duty editing constitutes a Wikibreak, not needless pages like these.--WaltCip 15:53, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * And when someone takes a Wikibreak, their valuable editing skills are lost. But if they can relax and edit and a less stressful environment, they'll be more likely to stay and contribute more. -- Captain Wikify Argh! 17:15, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * You speak like a scientist, yet I see no proof of your words. I've taken long Wikibreaks before - they are necessary - but I haven't found myself forgetting how to edit. In my opinion, Wikipedia is a second language, rather than a skill that can be lost through time.--WaltCip 19:24, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Are you high? That made absolutely no sense, and it's not even close to what I said. I was pointing out that if Wikipedia becomes too stressful (and a lack of entertainment often creates stress), then editors will be more likely to leave for extended periods of time, and Wikipedia will lose the contributions that they normally would have made in that time period. If, however, they can relax here, stress will be minimized, and they will be less likely to take long Wikibreaks. I said nothing about learning how to edit again. -- Captain Wikify Argh! 20:45, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I know a few good administrators and editors who are voting Delete to articles like these. One less "funny" article doesn't lose us editors. Anyway, userfying works just as well.--WaltCip 22:12, 9 June 2007 (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 template's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.