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vForums is no longer on Wikipedia - Posted By Mithras (mithras) on 13th Apr 08 at 3:02am
I logged into Wikipedia just a few minutes ago and received a message that vForums was tagged for speedy deletion, and by time I got to the talk page to contest it, it was gone {Sad}

They said that it needed more content, so if someone wants to add stuff to it, I can have an admin email me the content, then we can put it back up, but I really don't care enough to do it {Tongue Out}

Re: vForums is no longer on Wikipedia - Posted By Paddy (artemis) on 13th Apr 08 at 3:58am
I'll do it.

Forward me the email. I'll pm you my address.

~Artemis

Re: vForums is no longer on Wikipedia - Posted By ajay (ajay) on 13th Apr 08 at 2:41pm
I just made it again and it was deleted {Sad} . Why is this happening? {Unsure}

Re: vForums is no longer on Wikipedia - Posted By Mithras (mithras) on 13th Apr 08 at 2:42pm
Ok, I contacted the admin that deleted it to have it emailed to me. It needs to be worked on in a userspace, then transferred back to the original page. If you don't have an account, I can set up a space for you to work on it.

Re: vForums is no longer on Wikipedia - Posted By ajay (ajay) on 13th Apr 08 at 2:44pm
 
Ok, I contacted the admin that deleted it to have it emailed to me. It needs to be worked on in a userspace, then transferred back to the original page. If you don't have an account, I can set up a space for you to work on it.





Ok, can you set a space up? Somone will be bound to edit it {Tongue Out}

Re: vForums is no longer on Wikipedia - Posted By Mithras (mithras) on 13th Apr 08 at 2:49pm
Ajay, it's being deleted cause there's not enough content. Just creating a blank new page isn't going to help any.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mithras6/vForums

Re: vForums is no longer on Wikipedia - Posted By ajay (ajay) on 13th Apr 08 at 2:54pm
Oh Ok add something like


"Free Remotely Hosted Forums".


{Smile}

Re: vForums is no longer on Wikipedia - Posted By Michael (wrighty) on 13th Apr 08 at 2:56pm
There, contributed! ^_^

Re: vForums is no longer on Wikipedia - Posted By Mithras (mithras) on 13th Apr 08 at 2:57pm
Wrighty, your contribution is sexy {Tongue Out}

Re: vForums is no longer on Wikipedia - Posted By Michael (wrighty) on 13th Apr 08 at 3:08pm
I tried. My attention span didn't let me add anymore.

Re: vForums is no longer on Wikipedia - Posted By I Anoop I (anoop) on 13th Apr 08 at 3:23pm
Wow, not bad :. Go wrighty {Tongue Out} .

Re: vForums is no longer on Wikipedia - Posted By ashkir (ashkir) on 16th Apr 08 at 9:56am
Use the {{stub}} template on WikiPedia. Most Wiki communities mainly care about your citations and sources. A person dedicated to a community is not allowed to write about themselves. So, use a backlink like http://aboutus.org/virtualforums.co.uk . WikiPedia doesn't like you to cite the main site/organization you are originally writing about in the first place.

WikiPedia does have an odd community. Trust me, I seen both ends, and it has no real community, it's just an information source, nothing more. That is why citations are so important to them, they are not based upon RadicalTrust or user input, they'd prefer expert/professional input.

Do you have a domain? .com , .net? Etc, write an article about VirtualForums then use it as a backlink. Ask Ross or other staff questions, quote and cite it. Most citations are circles, but they DO WORK. So, Crow has a good standing site, write an article about VirtualForums, use something in it on the WikiPedia page and use it as a citation. Trust me, I know things about WikiPedia you don't want to know.

Do the same with others. More people that write unique interviews and articles about vForums, the better pagerank vForum gets, and yet, you have more sources to draw from to make your WikiPedia page standing. Be careful in the wiki territory. If you have any questions, feel free to ask your local expert. :].

Wiki is a wonderful world of technology, and a multi several hundred million dollar business relation now. Wiki technology is taken very seriously.

Re: vForums is no longer on Wikipedia - Posted By Entold (silentassassin) on 25th Apr 08 at 4:10am
Ok i re did it but it was contested or whatever, i managed to get it not deleted for the meantime. Ross if you could explain to me what i did wrong

Re: vForums is no longer on Wikipedia - Posted By ashkir (ashkir) on 25th Apr 08 at 9:55am
 
Ok i re did it but it was contested or whatever, i managed to get it not deleted for the meantime. Ross if you could explain to me what i did wrong
Link it. I may pull strings with Wikipedia sysops I know.