Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:WikiProject Professional wrestling/Editor of the week


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The result of the debate was Delete —  xaosflux  Talk  16:41, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Professional wrestling/Editor of the week
In my view, this page is simply not needed. It is simply a process to award editors for their good work here on Wikipedia, basically similar to barnstars. The page does nothing to help the project as a whole; editors should spend more time improving articles instead of discussing "who is better than who". After all, we are all here to edit the same content, so it's a mute perspective who is better than who in the long run. If you really want to give an award to someone else, simple, give them a barnstar in WP:PW's case, the Professional Wrestling star. D.M.N. (talk) 15:04, 18 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Strong Keep - Other projects have this, I see no harm in it. King   iMat  thew   20  08  15:08, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Could you give an example of other projects that have things like this? D.M.N. (talk) 15:49, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Just for one, GAN has reviewer of the week. King   iMat  thew   20  08  17:08, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
 * That's not a WikiProject though. D.M.N. (talk) 17:17, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I see your point, but there is no harm in this. King   iMat  thew   20  08  17:18, 18 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete-I was going to support it's keep, but seeing DMN's reasons, I see that the PW star is what we should do to award good editors, and seeing the activity of EOTW, not too many members pay attention to it.  S R  X  17:31, 18 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete - The contribution of editors should not assessed relatively to other editors. Editing should not be competitive. --13 of Diamonds (talk) 21:46, 18 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete - I don't think we're here in a competition. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 22:52, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I find it funny, because you nominated somebody on the waiting list. King   iMat  thew   20  08  22:56, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Way too much bureaucracy for an award that shouldn't be give out anyway. seresin ( ¡? ) 22:57, 18 May 2008 (UTC)


 * ThinkBlue and SRX, you both supported the EOTW opening in the first place, and have both been active in it. SRX even helped create the interview questions. King   iMat  thew   20  08  22:58, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, i thought it was gonna work differently, but seeing that its not really active with other members, I don't find a need for it. Like DMN said, we should just focus on editing PW articles, its not a competition. I made the questions, to help you out, since you were complaining how no one helped. S R  X  02:20, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Hey, the only reason I gave my support in this, was because I thought this was going to be of good use. Now, it seems to be more like a contest and its not a good idea to go by that. That's why I'm standing next to my decision. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 19:18, 19 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete No contests between editors. Each editor's contribution should be assesed individually, and only in respect to how they improved wikipedia. --Enric Naval (talk) 00:20, 19 May 2008 (UTC) Oh, and it promotes head counting --Enric Naval (talk) 14:50, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep agree with imatthew MATTtalk 05:18, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Useless. --Endless Dan 13:48, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but I'd rather let this play out than predict the future. -- Ned Scott 04:30, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep I see no reason why it should be deleted. If nothing else, it keeps the WikiProject active.-- LAA Fan  19:27, 23 May 2008 (UTC)


 * The purpose of this page is not only to recognize user's improvements and hard work to Wikipedia, but also to keep users actively aware of those users who can help them, should a user experience a problem or have a question. The EOTW points those users in the right direction. Like Ned Scott said, can we see this play out, rather than going ahead and predicting the future? King   iMat  thew   20  08  11:34, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Perhaps a volunteer ambassador would be more helpful for that purpose. --13 of Diamonds (talk) 00:44, 25 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete – (1) per Enric Naval ("no contests between editors"); (2) while it could keep the project active, it could also become a distraction; (3) there are other activities (including contests) that the WikiProject could hold that are more related to improvement of articles (e.g. an article sourcing contest) and less related to a competition between editors. –Black Falcon (Talk) 01:20, 27 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete - becoming the sole focus of an editor in a project is not the same as keeping it active. I suspect the former is much more likely to happen. Nousernamesleft copper, not wood 02:20, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll give in, because some of you make good points. Feel free to delete.  iMa tth ew T.C. 15:41, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
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