Once Upon A Time,
Wes Struebing wrote:

>On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:03:14 -0700, Matt Ion 
>wrote:
>
>>Amy Guskin wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:56:11 -0400, thus spake Captain
Infinity (in article 
>>> ):
>>> 
>>>> If you have an opinion about the Wikipedia article on
>>>> rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated now is the time to share
it, as there is
>>>> a move to delete it going on.
>>>>
>>>> Article:
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
>>>>
>>>> Deletion discussion:
>>>>
>>>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Rec.arts.sf.tv.ba
>>> 
>>>> bylon5.moderated <<
>>> 
>>> Wow.  I didn't even know they bothered to delete anything from
Wikipedia.  
>>> Thanks for posting this.
>>
>>Are there any newsgroup stats anywhere that show just how active the 
>>group actually is??
>
>Not that it matter how active we are.  The whole of the "delete this"
>seems to revolve around lack of cites.  For an article like that, I
>wonder what kind of cites would "be required"?

To be a viable Wikipedia article, the subject matter must have real-world
notability.  Citations that would prove this would have to occur online or
in print.

In ratsb5m's case, any third-party article which dealt with JMS'
participation in the group and how it has influenced the show, or other
creator-participation in general, would probably suffice.

The biggest objections the deletionists have with the article are with how
the current (meager) citations and references point towards the groups own
archives.  That's too circular, too incestuous.  What the article needs is
more third-party mentions of rastb5m's existence and importance.


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Captain Infinity
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