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Zeno · 01-05-2009, 11:56 AM

The thing is, everyone here (including those who created the AfD) seems to be biased. You need to step back at look at the situation as if from a third party.

Is this part of the blind bias? I've been on TMS for 4 years, so I don't know why you're thanking me and the like. I said I was a Wikipedia editor (and I am; first edit on Wikipedia was in 2005), but I never said I'm not part of the MUD community.

Haven't looked at that. If those who they did ban were sockpuppets, that is a valid reason to be banned.

Reverting without discussing it first can cause that. Revert wars are unwanted.

The response to my argument (which was to keep the article) was completely valid and logical.

Most of the refs seem to be dead links. The one physical article ref is apparently a sentence or two. It helps, but it won't keep the article from being deleted.

Honestly I think Wikipedia's notability guidelines is way too harsh. I had my MUD as a Wikipedia page at one time, and it eventually got deleted. But my MUD isn't notable, and that's the truth.

Threshold seems to be notable, but it seems like you're having a hard time finding a number of valid third party references or sources.

01-05-2009, 11:56 AM	#61
Zeno Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Saratoga, NY Home MUD: Bleached InuYasha Galaxy Posts: 189	Re: In defense of all MUDs. Our genre's noteworthiness is being questioned. The thing is, everyone here (including those who created the AfD) seems to be biased. You need to step back at look at the situation as if from a third party. Is this part of the blind bias? I've been on TMS for 4 years, so I don't know why you're thanking me and the like. I said I was a Wikipedia editor (and I am; first edit on Wikipedia was in 2005), but I never said I'm not part of the MUD community. Haven't looked at that. If those who they did ban were sockpuppets, that is a valid reason to be banned. Reverting without discussing it first can cause that. Revert wars are unwanted. The response to my argument (which was to keep the article) was completely valid and logical. Most of the refs seem to be dead links. The one physical article ref is apparently a sentence or two. It helps, but it won't keep the article from being deleted. Honestly I think Wikipedia's notability guidelines is way too harsh. I had my MUD as a Wikipedia page at one time, and it eventually got deleted. But my MUD isn't notable, and that's the truth. Threshold seems to be notable, but it seems like you're having a hard time finding a number of valid third party references or sources.