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Speedy deletion of Islands Phonecards Database

A tag has been placed on Islands Phonecards Database, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia per speedy deletion criterion A7.

Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not meet basic Wikipedia criteria may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as an appropriate article, and if you can indicate why the subject of this article is appropriate, you may contest the tagging. To do this, add {{hangon}} on the top of the article and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm its subject's notability under the guidelines.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Phoenix-wiki (talk · contribs) 16:05, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Islands Phonecards Database

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Islands Phonecards Database, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice explains why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may contest the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. If you endorse deletion of the article, and you are the only person who has made substantial edits to the page, please add {{db-author}} to the top of the page. — iridescent 23:19, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Just find one phone card collector who would tell you the site is unremarkable...

Don't be so close minded because you're not a collector.

AfD nomination of Islands Phonecards Database

Islands Phonecards Database, an article you created, has been nominated for deletion. We appreciate your contributions. However, an editor does not feel that Islands Phonecards Database satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in the nomination space (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and the Wikipedia deletion policy). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Islands Phonecards Database and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Islands Phonecards Database during the discussion but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. — iridescent 00:28, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Regarding edits to Islands Phonecards Database

Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia, Wikiawe! However, your edit here was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove spam from Wikipedia. If you were trying to insert a good link, please accept my creator's apologies, but note that the link you added, matching rule alexa\.com, is on my list of links to remove and probably shouldn't be included in Wikipedia. Please read Wikipedia's external links guidelines for more information, and consult my list of frequently-reverted sites. For more information about me, see my FAQ page. Thanks! AntiSpamBot 10:52, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Phonecard Spam

• http://spam.colnect.com
• http://spam.phonecardfolder.com

Accounts

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It has become apparent that your account is only being used for spamming inappropriate external links or self-promotion, so it has been blocked indefinitely. Wikipedia is NOT a "repository of links" or a "vehicle for advertising" and persistent spammers will also have their websites blacklisted.

--Hu12 (talk) 11:06, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Not spam

A link to a reputable website which has the world's biggest collectible phone cards database (over 93,000 cards currently listed and use is free) has been blocked as spam in the article telecard.

At the same time, external links referring to "smaller Dot Com pioneers" have been left there although they provide no useful content to readers. It seems that something is not that well functioning in WikiPedia if a content-rich external link is blocked while content-less links stay...

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia - Content that does not belong in an encyclopedia is excluded.. Wikipedia is NOT a "repository of links" or a "vehicle for advertising" . Equally Wikipedia is not a place to to promote your site. Thank you for your time.

• Wikipedia:BLOCK#Disruption
  • Persistent spamming
  • Accounts that appear, based on their edit history, to exist for the sole or primary purpose of promoting a person, company, product, service, or organization in apparent violation of Conflict of interest or anti-spam guidelines.--Hu12 (talk) 12:28, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Why do commercial external links still appear there? Please also mind that I have not added this link but merely changed the description. Check the history there.