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Samizdata

not notable, one sentence article Skrewler 02:03, 16 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Not notable, plus amount of google search results greatly over exaggerated due to various blog indexes linking to the site. --Timecop 02:11, 16 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. -- Femmina 02:13, 16 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
NN blogcruft, delete. ComCat 02:25, 16 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Notable British blog nearly two million Google results for Samizdata see [1] Three Google news results [2]. We need criteria in WP:WEB covering blogs. We have them for Web Comics which are far less important in the scheme of things. Capitalistroadster 02:35, 16 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- All 3 google news links are to blogs, which actually have nothing to do with the Samizdata site. Also out of 2 million google results, a huge portion is blog indexes linking to the site. --Timecop 02:43, 16 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. useless 65.34.232.136 02:59, 16 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Samizdata is an extremely well known politics blog. However, I would be surprised if there is a literature about the blog that would satisfy the requirements of WP:V. Certainly I don't think anything more than a couple of sentences could be written about it in encyclopedic fashion. Wikipedia does not exist to serve as a directory of everything in existence. It is an encyclopedia: it covers subjects which have already been studied and/or reported on, and about which there is at least some literature that will satisfy the citation and verificatory requirements of an tertiary reference. I am therefore inclined to ask for a ~~delete~~. I can be persuaded to ask for a redirect, either to an article on the Russian theme behind the name or to a general article on politics blogs. encephalon 03:05, 16 November 2005 (UTC) Update: A redirect to Samizdat is sensible. encephalon 10:26, 16 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Merge this one-liner somewhere near the bottom of Samizdat and redirect the title. ~~~~ 07:04, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
Keep Editors should be aware that this page has been targetted by a systematic effort by several users to erase all blog-related entires. The organzing list is here. Editors should also be aware of the systemic bias identified in Wikipedia against non-American content.--Simon.Pole 09:00, 16 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- This has nothing to do with systematic bias or other bullshit. This is a vanity page for a BLOG. --Timecop 09:05, 16 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - No. The bullshit is systematically targetting all blog-related entries for deletion. That is a profound level of bullshit. Quite extraordinary, really.--Simon.Pole 09:12, 16 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Will the both of you kindly mind WP:CIVIL? Thanks. I'm sure you can both express your opinions on the merits of the page with your customary decorum. Regards encephalon 09:16, 16 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Merge and redirect to Samizdat per Freakofnurture. None of the Google News links are about the blog (only mention it in passing) is it cited by some source like the BBC or something? - Mgm|^(talk) 10:15, 16 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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 ** All 3 google news links are to blogs, which actually have nothing to do with the Samizdata site. Also out of 2 million google results, a huge portion is blog indexes linking to the site. --[[User:Timecop|Timecop]] 02:43, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
 *'''Delete'''. useless [[User:65.34.232.136|65.34.232.136]] 02:59, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
-* '''Comment.''' Samizdata is an extremely well known politics blog. However, I would be surprised if there is a literature ''about'' the blog that would satisfy the requirements of [[WP:V]]. Certainly I don't think anything more than a couple of sentences could be written about it in encyclopedic fashion. Wikipedia does not exist to serve as a directory of everything in existence. It is an ''encyclopedia'': it covers subjects which have already been studied and/or reported on, and ''about which'' there is at least some literature that will satisfy the citation and verificatory requirements of an tertiary reference. I am therefore inclined to ask for a '''delete'''. I can be persuaded to ask for a redirect, either to an article on the Russian theme behind the name or to a general article on politics blogs. [[User:Encephalon|<span style="color:navy;cursor:crosshair;">encephalon</span>]]'' 03:05, 16 November 2005 (UTC)''
+* '''Comment.''' Samizdata is an extremely well known politics blog. However, I would be surprised if there is a literature ''about'' the blog that would satisfy the requirements of [[WP:V]]. Certainly I don't think anything more than a couple of sentences could be written about it in encyclopedic fashion. Wikipedia does not exist to serve as a directory of everything in existence. It is an ''encyclopedia'': it covers subjects which have already been studied and/or reported on, and ''about which'' there is at least some literature that will satisfy the citation and verificatory requirements of an tertiary reference. I am therefore inclined to ask for a <s>'''delete'''</s>. I can be persuaded to ask for a redirect, either to an article on the Russian theme behind the name or to a general article on politics blogs. [[User:Encephalon|<span style="color:navy;cursor:crosshair;">encephalon</span>]]'' 03:05, 16 November 2005 (UTC)'' <u>Update</u>: A '''redirect''' to [[Samizdat]] is sensible. [[User:Encephalon|<span style="color:navy;cursor:crosshair;">encephalon</span>]]'' 10:26, 16 November 2005 (UTC)''
 * '''Merge''' this one-liner somewhere near the bottom of [[Samizdat]] and '''redirect''' the title.  {{User:Freakofnurture/sig}} 07:04, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
 *'''Keep''' Editors should be aware that this page has been targetted by a systematic effort by several users to erase all blog-related entires.  The organzing list is [[User:Timecop/The_war_on_blogs | here]].  Editors should also be aware of the [[ User:Timecop/The_war_on_blogs | systemic]] bias identified in Wikipedia against non-American content.--[[User:Simon.Pole|Simon.Pole]] 09:00, 16 November 2005 (UTC)