User talk:GBLANSandrock#File:H4x0rwiki.jpg listed for deletion

Howdy! I deleted H4x0rLAN. Wikipedia is a great place to write articles about encyclopedic subjects, but it's not a blog. I hope I'm not biting your head off, I hope you'll continue to contribute, just stick to bigger subjects. Regards, CHAIRBOY (☎) 06:41, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

:Chairboy,

:You'll have to excuse me, I'm a long-time user/reader of Wikipedia, however I just recently created an account to create and edit topics, so I am not completely familiar with all the ins-and-outs of the system.

:I know you meant well, but I am sort of offended. H4x0rLAN is a local organization that I've been helping run for over 3 years. My entry wasn't a blog whatsoever. I was doing my best to accurately document our existence. I thought Wikipedia was exactly for this sort of thing. I was using proper etiquette by following common procedure as I see used on other Wikipedia entries and linking to other Wikipedia entries for certain phrases and items. You say my entry (which was far from complete) was a blog, however I look at say the entry for the Internal Revenue Service. I was following the same format. Does this constitute the IRS entry as a blog? Does that entitle me the right to delete that entry? Why do entries for QuakeCon or DreamHack (other LAN parties) be allowed to exist, but that which I partake in does not?

:I'm sorry if I'm sounding rude, but I was working hard on that entry that I thought could be a great addition to help out local gamers of Green Bay in finding an active organization to engage in. Again, it was far from complete and what I had posted was a small sample of the factual information I was planning on posting. Unfortunately, if this is the welcome I receive, I may have to reevaluate my future contributions to Wikipedia. Sincerely, GBLANSandrock 02:06, 10 February 2006 (CST)

:: Hi. Can you cite any independently verifiable sources that demonstrate the notability of your subject?

:: Thanks. Adrian~enwiki (talk) 08:53, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

: Hello Adrian. http://esports.ampednews.com/?page=articles&id=6347 - Written by Dave "pzyk0tic" Miller of Hoboken, New Jersey. Note - "Kick It LAN" is a larger semi-annual event we hold. Both "H4x0rLAN", our bi-monthly gathering, and "Kick It LAN", our large semi-annual event, are part of the "GBLAN" family. If necessary, I'd be willing to change the title and focus of this article to the entire "GBLAN" family instead of the smaller "H4x0rLAN" event. Thanks, --GBLANSandrock 09:14, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

:: I can't, in good faith, vote to keep, but I won't be returning to my previous delete vote either. I'll abstain, per my comments in the AfD, but it's likely that your article will not be kept.

:: Best wishes for the future, and thanks for taking the time to politely and articulately defend your work. We don't get much of that here. Hope to see an article about H4x0rLAN's success someday.

:: Adrian~enwiki (talk) 09:59, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

A file that you uploaded or altered, :File:H4x0rwiki.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Calliopejen1 (talk) 19:39, 4 December 2011 (UTC)