User talk:Wildtenderness

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Re: Speedy Deletion of FlowMingle Article[edit]

Recently the Wikipedia article for FlowMingle was deleted. I did not have a chance to petition for the article on its talk page. The article was marked with the db-spam tag.

A additional comment regarding the deletion of this article was sent to the admin who placed the db-spam tag. It can be viewed here User_talk:Blanchardb#RE:_Speedy_Deletion_of_FlowMingle_Article Please Read.

The article meets many criterion that merit inclusion, yet it was still flagged as spam. I believe the article is of encyclopedic matter and notability as described here:

Wikipedia:NOT#INTERNET & Wikipedia:Notability_(web)
Wikipedia articles should not exist only to describe the nature, appearance or services a website offers, but should describe the site in an encyclopedic manner, offering detail on a website's achievements, impact or historical significance, which can be significantly more up-to-date than most reference sources since we can incorporate new developments and facts as they are made known.

from the deleted article

Website's achievements:
http://mashable.com/2008/11/30/dating-site/
Impact or historical significance:
FlowMingle abandons the notion of a ‘profile’ and does not use personality testing. Instead FlowMingle relies on daily group interaction and a guided introduction process in an attempt to create an inherently social and more engaging experience.

and the article is "significantly more up-to-date than most reference sources since [it] incorporate[s] new developments and facts as they are made known" (Wikipedia:NOT#INTERNET)

There are several similar websites in the same sphere as FlowMinlgle that have Wikipedia articles, including: MyLoL, True.com. Spray Date, ShakeMyWorld, OkCupid, Zoosk, Match, eHarmony... The FlowMingle article was created using appropriate elements from the aforementioned Wikipedia articles as templates, and the FlowMingle article is no more suitable for the "db-spam" tag.

Regarding the "db-spam" tag, specifically "CSD G11":

Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion#G11
Blatant advertising. Pages that exclusively promote some entity and that would need to be fundamentally rewritten to become encyclopedic. Note that simply having a company or product as its subject does not qualify an article for this criterion.

I believe the article to be written from a neutral point of view and to not be "blatant advertising" and that it did not need to be fundamentally rewritten to become encyclopedic (as referenced above with examples).

I understand the importance of keeping Wikipedia free from spam and vandalism, thank you for your diligent work. I appreciate your assistance in helping this and other articles become appropriate Wikipedia material.

Thank you for your consideration in this case

Personal Post script: One thing that I've learned from the online dating realm is that it is full of bad behavior, spam, trite advertising, manipulation, the treating of people as commodities, never offering a genuine and sincere way to get to know someone online... online dating has a horrible reputation. Overcoming that reputation is seemingly impossible, especially considering the hurdles and barriers to entry. I am inspired though, by the reality that there is so much room for improvement; encouraged by the belief that a small person like me can step up and do something to nurture something good in humanity, treat others like real people deserving of love. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wildtenderness (talk • contribs) 14:21, 10 March 2009 (UTC) [reply]

Thank you for your message. In future, please try to choose the correct selection from the message menu. You chose "other deletion", when the correct choice was "speedy deletion".

FlowMingle was deleted under criterion 7 (under Articles) of our criteria for speedy deletion because it appeared to be an article about a website which didn't indicate why it was important or significant. Please see WP:WEB for details of what might show notability. If you think that these criteria are met, please explain which one and provide citations from reliable sources to back up your claim, and I will consider undeleting it.

You may alternatively file a deletion review request. Stifle (talk) 14:36, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]