Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Mormon teachings about extraterrestrial life

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 * Nominating an article for deletion is not the way to win a content dispute. Have a nice day! :) - Mr.Gurü ( talk/contribs ) 23:21, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * That was not the intent of my nomination. I don't have a position on the deletion and therefore am not trying to "win" one way or the other. -SESmith 23:25, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * At this point, you do not have a "position" on the deletion of the article and yet you nominated the article for deletion. Now then, would you consider withdrawing your nomination for deletion because, presently, you do not have a position? Please clarify. Thanx. :) - Mr.Gurü ( talk/contribs ) 23:36, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't care one way or the other. I'm not going to withdraw it now that it's gone this far. Some were pushing for deletion—I wanted to see what the consensus was so the pushes for deletion could be resolved one way or the other. I'm trying to be helpful—we don't need to make this more complicated than it needs to be. -SESmith 23:43, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * People who contribute to Wikipedia should care about the outcome of articles. I consider this an unhelpful AFD based upon your response to my inquiry. We do not nominate an article for deletion to test the waters. The nominator should have a good reason to delete. Am I wrong? :) - Mr.Gurü ( talk/contribs ) 23:50, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I "care" about the article, but I am neutral as to the correct outcome—my whole point is that I won't be upset that I "lose" the argument if the consensus is to keep and my intent on nominating was not to "win" any editing conflict, as you implied. It is possible to "care" about the outcome and yet be able to see both sides of an argument, you know. The good reasons to delete are found on the Talk page, as I've indicated above. Save your lectures on technicalities. If it makes you feel better, I formally "adopt" the reasons for deletion mentioned on the Talk page. (I thought I had done that in the first place by nominating, but if I have to spell it out ...) In any case, in my opinion (and that of others as indicated on the Talk page), this has been a very helpful AFD in helping to stablize the discussion which was getting heated on the Talk page. You were uninvolved with that, so I don't blame you for not being aware of all the circumstances. -SESmith 23:53, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Anyways, this article passes the notability test. If there are anymore concerns, I recommend starting a draft for editors to work out there differences and gain consensus based upon the references. Paper any original research to the talk page or simply rewrite it accurately. I hope I was helpful. Thanks, :) - Mr.Gurü ( talk/contribs ) 00:13, 14 June 2007 (UTC)