Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Newcomers are delicious, so go ahead and bite them (2nd nomination)




 * 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, absolutely no point in dragging this one out any further. Now let's all go and eat bite  block welcome a newcomer or two as part of a calorie-controlled diet (side salad optional). BencherliteTalk 18:41, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

Newcomers are delicious, so go ahead and bite them
Page violates Wikipedia policy, may be extremely disturbing to some users, is disrespectful of newcomers, and seems purposeless. Immunize (talk) 00:15, 5 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep. Seems to be a sense of humour failure on the part of the nominator. --Malleus Fatuorum 00:19, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep: Within the bounds of humor, and clearly labeled as such.—Finell 00:40, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep: "This page is intended as humor. It is not, has never been, nor will ever be, a Wikipedia policy or guideline." LOL!  —  Mike   Allen   10:19, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - There's nothing wrong with this page; it's simply harmless humor. Nutiketaiel (talk) 13:37, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Perhaps harmless to you, but not harmless to the newcomer. Immunize (talk) 15:28, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * No newcomer with any sense would be offended or would take this seriously.—Finell 22:38, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I suppose a newcomer with a severe case of Asperger's syndrome might just about be offended. But if we are to avoid anything that might offend someone somewhere who has some neurological or psychiatric disorder we will have to close Wikipedia down. JamesBWatson (talk) 14:53, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 * With respect, I have an autistic relative that actively edits Wikipedia. He's definitely a regular contributor and I don't think even he would be irked by articles like these.--WaltCip (talk) 19:01, 6 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep No idea what the proposer is thinking about bringing this here. Leaky  Caldron  15:15, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep; humor is one of the things that makes this crazy place bearable, especially if you've been around for a while. -- How many XFD participants does it take to change a light bulb?  THAT'S NOT FUNNY!!1!!1! (Recycled from an old feminist joke.)  Antandrus  (talk) 15:44, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Is this nomination serious? JamesBWatson (talk) 17:47, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, of course it is. I am very surprised that this page was created in the first place, given it complete lack of usefulness. It also seems to be an attack page. Immunize (talk) 21:00, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * The nominator is serious, but is seriously out-of-touch with how this community works.—Finell 22:38, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Seriously out of touch with how normal communication works. Anyone who can read that page and think it is attacking anyone has a very odd way of reading. In fact I honestly don't know who is supposed to be attacked by it. Newcomers? People who "bite" newcomers? Either way it's absurd. JamesBWatson (talk) 14:30, 6 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep - concur with Nutiketaiel and Malleus. Raul654 (talk) 18:09, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Yes, seriously out of touch and needlessly creating a lot of work for other editors. Graham Colm (talk) 22:48, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep per above; the page is clearly marked as humorous and does not have anything close to a personal attack. It's clear that Immunize is still learning the ropes of Wiki, so I'll temper my response a little, but I suggest that he/she a) become familiar with Wikipedia's inner workings a little more and b) take less draconian measures against pages they disagree with (such as discussing on the talk page first). Dabomb87 (talk) 05:36, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - Another one? Geez. PDCook (talk) 05:41, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete if the term "satire" is wiped clean from the Oxford Dictionary of English. Keep otherwise.--WaltCip (talk) 06:24, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - of course!  Kayau  Voting  IS   evil 08:35, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - Tanvir 09:12, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment For more humour I recommend reading the first MfD discussion for this (link at the top of this discussion). JamesBWatson (talk) 15:01, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - Wikipedia policy is full of reminders to be good and behave well. After you've read too much of that, this page can serve as comic relief. People who are offended by this page may be too sensitive to edit Wikipedia. There are more unpleasant things than this page here every day, and we need to be able to deal with them all without losing our composure. EdJohnston (talk) 19:17, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep per the related MFD. –MuZemike 02:27, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep (Snow?) I don't think it's funny, but it's clearly an attempt at humour. "violates Wikipedia policy" - which policy? "may be extremely disturbing to some users" - I'm sure lots of articles are disturbing to lots of users.   Chzz  ►  02:48, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Snow Keep like last time.  Humor is needed at times, actually most of the time. Collect (talk) 14:39, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - --RM (Be my friend) 16:46, 8 March 2010 (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.