Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Smear campaigns




 * 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. @harej 01:59, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Smear campaigns
Purported "proposed Wikipedia policy, guideline, or process" that articulates no policy, guidance or process. Was created with a built-in 'merge' template (to WP:Advocacy), so does not seem to be legitimate attempt to create a new policy/guideline/process (if the creator wishes this material to be added to WP:Advocacy, the correct thing to do would have been to propose it in WT:Advocacy). This page therefore seems rather WP:POINT & completely superfluous. --HrafnTalkStalk(P) 06:04, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Untrue. The initial version of the page contains no merge template at all.  And the version of the page where you nominated it for deletion articulates guidance in its "How to describe smears" section. Uncle G (talk) 15:11, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
 * But this version created just seven minutes later (and thus arguably part of of the initial creation process) does contain the template. The 'How to describe smears' section states nothing that is not already clearly stated in policy (particularly WP:ASF), so gives no additional guidance. HrafnTalkStalk(P) 15:39, 9 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep: This is guidance. It needs to be developed a bit more. I'd like to see it merged after it's fully developed. Or it can be a child article with a main link from WP:Advocacy. It's handy to have a distinct page, for handy reference. --Uncle Ed (talk) 15:49, 9 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment: Ed, we have a place for 'developing' something that we'd like to see merged into an WP:ESSAY (that's all WP:Advocacy is) "after it's fully developed" -- it's called a sandbox. Developing this essay-addition/"child article" on wikipedia-space is an abuse of process -- as is tagging it with a "proposed Wikipedia policy, guideline, or process" template. HrafnTalkStalk(P) 16:25, 9 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep We generally don't delete proposed policies at all, especially not only a few days after they are created. Gigs (talk) 20:53, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep per above comments, and this is supplemental to WP:NPOV. Let it mature and stop being cynical. Andrewlp1991 (talk) 01:46, 13 September 2009 (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.