Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians who ran for president


 * 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 delete. Greeves (talk • contribs) 04:42, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

List of Wikipedians who ran for president
This page appears to be pointless. It doesn't appear that any of these were ever serious or viable candidates for president. The creator of this page (who is listed as one of the candidates) is 18/19 and not eligible to run for president. Since this serves no purpose, I say delete. Metros (talk) 01:43, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - looks to be a vanity page at best.-- VS talk 02:09, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep, I created it strictly for historical interest and I really don't care if it is deleted. I just thought it was something fascinating.--Uga Man (talk) UGA MAN FOR PRESIDENT 2008  04:12, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - Per WP:NOT, Wikipedia is not an experiment in democracy and does not affiliate any other political system. – NHJG 04:28, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually, the United States is a constitutional republic, not a democracy.--WaltCip (talk) 14:55, 2 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete pointless, violates WP:NOT. Could be moved to userspace. Hut 8.5 10:53, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak delete - I think there are some inaccuracies in there (e.g., User:Stephencolbert was never confirmed to be Stephen Colbert), but it doesn't really do any harm. That being said, we already have Wikipedians with articles, so until the number of editors running for president becomes so significant that it has to be split off from this list, I think it's best to go ahead and delete it. -- jonny - m  t  15:52, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - Page is not helpful to Wikipedia in any way I can think of. As said above, Wikipedians with articles should be more than sufficient for this. VegaDark (talk) 17:29, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per all of the above. —TreasuryTag talk contribs  19:15, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Seems solely to exist so its creator can put his name on it. --Calton | Talk 00:30, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Yikes! --WoohookittyWoohoo! 09:14, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Best served by Wikipedians with articles and the little tags on talk pages that say "this user has edited Wikipedia under the name x". Also, most of the campaigns comprising this list don't seem to be notable, recognized campaigns; it would be a bit different if, say, Ralph Nader and Barack Obama were well-respected Wikipedia admins or something. —Scott5114↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 06:38, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Userfy. Interesting stuff, but not needed in Wikipedia space. This might be a subject that could eventually go in mainspace, by the way (with reliable sources, etc. of course). Obuibo Mbstpo (talk) 17:34, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
 * keep barring that userfy It is I think interesting that we've had multiple notable individuals who are Wikipedians run for president. Interesting lists relevant to Wikipedia culture can be kept in Wikipedia space. I would suggest possible renaming to note that it is referring to the president of the United States. JoshuaZ (talk) 20:48, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Vain, serves no collaborative purpose.  krimpet ✽  22:50, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete this silly nonsense. Shalom (Hello • Peace) 08:11, 7 March 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.