Bob Kuczewski

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Speedy deletion nomination of Hanggliding.org

A tag has been placed on Hanggliding.org requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for web content. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page 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 page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Gonzonoir (talk) 09:35, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Why is my article targeted for deletion?

{{helpme}} Hello, I just started an article about a web site named hanggliding.org. I got a notice that it was targeted for deletion. I checked the conditions for deletion and it says that it must be a significant web site to be included in Wikipedia. I believe hanggliding.org meets that criteria because it is the most popular hang gliding web site in the world. My article is still very primitive, and I would like to begin working on it, but not if it won't be accepted. How can I get a ruling on this?

Thanks. --Bob Kuczewski (talk) 09:46, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Hi Bob Kuczewski- I'm the person who added the speedy deletion tag to the article. I have now removed it per your argument that being the world's most popular site in its field would make it significant. But I still think the article is likely to be deleted via the stricter proposed deletion process, because I can find no substantial coverage in reliable, third-party sources that talk about the site. This means it does not meet our notability criterion for inclusion. Unfortunately Wikipedia cannot have articles about everything that exists, so we use the notability rule to identify those that have already been covered substantially elsewhere. This also helps to ensure that all claims in articles are verifiable. Does this answer your question? I'm just pasting some links here as well to help you find your way around. Gonzonoir (talk) 10:20, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Hello, Bob Kuczewski! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! Gonzonoir (talk) 10:20, 30 March 2010 (UTC) Getting started A tutorial • Our five pillars • Getting mentored How to: edit a page • upload and use images • create your first article Intuitive guide to Wikipedia • Article Creation Wizard Getting help Frequently asked questions • Tips Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Policies and guidelines Neutral point of view • No original research Verifiability • Reliable sources • Citing sources What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons List of policies • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Policy for non-free content • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism • List of guidelines Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The community Build consensus • Resolve disputes Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • No legal threats Community portal • Village pump Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists Writing articles Be bold in editing • Develop an article The perfect article • Manual of style Stubs • Categories • Disambiguation Pages needing attention • Peer review Miscellaneous User pages • Talk pages Clean up: General • Spam • Vandalism Join a WikiProject • Translation Useful templates • Tools • User scripts

== Bob, one may work for years on an article in Wikipedia and then be witness to some editor fully wiping the article off the face of Wikipedia. "Consensus" of a grouping set of editors can so move to get such wipeouts accomplished. Disconcerting. There is no guarantee that articles will remain. On the "noteworthy" aspect of a web site: Are there third-party publications that examine the article's subject web site; references for such may be hard to get outside of forums. Has there been articles in sport magazines about that web site? Have newspapers examined any noteworthy aspects of the web site. Etc. If not, a forum site just may not meet the noteworthy sieve for WP. The site may be important to a sector of hang glider pilots, but the site as such may not meet the noteworthy thresholds. And if your comments are original research, then that would put your comments at risk. Also, Neutral Point of View (NPV) will be something editors will watch for; a spectrum of views identified and referenced may still meet the NPV screen. 2602:304:47E7:D030:2467:A21A:69BD:7874 (talk) 23:19, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

Talkback

Bob, will you accept notes on your front "User page" or just this "User talk" page? Your choice. Thanks. 68.126.125.3 (talk) 00:43, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

Hello, Bob Kuczewski. You have new messages at Gonzonoir's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Gonzonoir (talk) 11:06, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Your recent edits

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Userpage protected

Bob, if you ever want to edit Wikipedia more, you'll notice that your userpage, User:Bob Kuczewski, is fully protected: you cannot modify it whatsoever. This is solely because lots of people were vandalising it in April 2015 (see its history), and if you ever return and want to edit it, a quick request at the requests for unprotection page will let us know that you want to edit it, and it will soon be unprotected. Nyttend (talk) 17:23, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

MfD nomination of User:Bob Kuczewski

User:Bob Kuczewski, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Bob Kuczewski and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:Bob Kuczewski during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. DL9C (talk) 08:27, 13 May 2015 (UTC)