Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Olympic conventions

This is inappropriate for the Wikipedia: namespace. This is a sham designed to avoid the regularly formed Wikipedia:WikiProject Sports Olympics, see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Sports Olympics#Tagalong at Wikipedia:Olympic conventions. Furthermore, it was created by a user who views it as his private ___domain, claiming on User:JP06035 that "I created this series of debates which will now stand as current Wikipedia policy." This further verifies the deliberate attempt to give this page validity which it does not have. Gene Nygaard 14:30, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Rename - whilst agreeing with some of Gene's points, I believe the action of deletion is too harsh. There is need for this type of debate. However as Gene points out this does not "make" wikipedia policy. All we should aim to do is amonst a core set of "olympics" editors establish our agreed way for working and then seek to encourage other editor's of the merits of our agreements. If these are challenged for good reason then our agreement should be open to amendment or change. Thus this page should be renamed to Wikipedia:WikiProject Sports Olympics/Olympic conventions becoming a formal part of that project, subject to all normal WikiProject procedures. :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)} 14:53, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Something similar could be started under the aegis of the WikiProject, if the project members so desire. This irregularly formed bastard child should not be given any undue credibility by being made a subpage of that project. What's mainly lacking is any notice to the members of that project before the actions taken on this sham to avoid that project. Furthermore, putting it there now wouldn't facilitate discussion, because the "owner" of this page nominated for deletion has improperly closed all the voting on all the issues on that page, after about a week of discussion on his obscure, unpublicized, irregularly formed and improperly described "forum". Gene Nygaard 15:41, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nominator. Monicasdude 15:00, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per G. Nygaard. I suppose a redirect is NOT in order, given the possible confusion regarding gods and goddesses, for which reason the proper wikiproject is named Sports Olympics -- though it should be named Modern Sports Olympics. Xoloz 15:58, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- I have made a posting at the talk page proposing a name change, either to my suggestion above, or (better, I think) Modern Olympic Games. Xoloz 16:05, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nominator. Enthusiasm of editors and content for this topic is welcome but the scope of this article appears to be fully covered by the scope of other articles. bobblewik 16:09, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as per nominator. However, the suggestions for standards should be Merged into the Wikipedia:WikiProject Sports Olympics and the voting restarted with full input from that group. Maelwys 16:24, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I don't think actually merging them would be a good idea. Some should be reworded before ever being proposed, building on what the participants know from earlier discussions, reducing ambiguity, etc. Just make a note of them now so you can bring it up, and start over with a clean slate. Gene Nygaard 17:21, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Delete and allow the current members of the Olympics Wikiproject recreate if wanted. Sue Anne 17:13, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]