Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Barack Obama Muslim rumor

Andyvphil, Template:Notaballot, and WP:POINT
User:Andyvphil first added Template:Notaballot explicitly in response to a user who disagreed with him. That template's usually reserved for AfDs which're facing sockpuppetry or external vote-bombs, not for expressing your dissatisfaction with fellow editors' opinions. Quit using the template to make a point, Andy. Shem(talk) 15:28, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
 * My dissatisfaction was not with anyone's opinions, but with failure of some to engage in the debate, which the template reminds them is policy. If you wish the template to be used only in cases involving sockpuppetry or external vote-bombs I suggest you go to the template page and argue for inserting that instruction for its use. Barring that, the use I have in mind seems legitimate and your edit warring, to keep a statement of policy off the discussion page, inappropriate. Andyvphil (talk) 22:19, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
 * This discussion is really more appropriate for a talk page as it doesn't really have anything to do with the AFD itself. Andyvphil, there is nothing bogus about not notifying anyone that the discussion page is in use. Heck, Shem didn't even have to notify you that he had started the talk page. Anyone with this page on their watchlist will notice that there's been a new addition on the talk page and anyone new will notice that the discussion tab is no longer red-linked. --Bobblehead (rants) 22:57, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I withdraw the word "bogus". It appeared to me that he had put it on a sub-page rather than the discussion page. I am convinced that I was mistaken. My apologies. Nonetheless, unless I get a reply soon, I'm putting the template back up. Andyvphil (talk) 02:50, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I see you've retracted your hasty accusation, Andy; that's good to see. As for your misuse of Template:Notaballot, I'd strongly discourage you from edit warring, and suspect someone else'll remove it again should you continue pushing its contested insertion.  Whether or not you choose to edit war (and approach violating the three-revert rule in either letter or spirit) is your decision. Shem(talk) 07:06, 8 December 2007 (UTC)