Ebenezer27
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Deletion of neomilitarism
editI'd like to request an undeletion of neomilitarism. While several individuals supported deletion before September 12, the page was substantially overhauled on September 13, with the addition of a large amount of new material. Conspicuously, no new vote for deletion followed that change; while one new vote to keep was logged. In other words, it's clear that there was a substantial change in views about the page. So on procedural grounds (and because I think the substantive case is now much different) I would like to request an undelete. Thanks. Ebenezer27 (talk) 10:33, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
- While I'm happy to answer questions, it looks like your question could have been answered and resolved more quickly if you had used my message wizard. It's linked as "Talk" after my name and at the top of my talk page. Why not try it next time?
- Actually, User:Carewolf !voted to delete after the amendment. Nevertheless, because I suspect a deletion review would come up with the same result, I am going to restore and relist the article. Stifle (talk) 10:53, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks, I appreciate your consideration. I know Carewolf did follow up (and thanks for that) but I noted that the only new vote was for keeping. You may be right about the eventual outcome but the page that provoked initial concern was substantially narrower in focus, and it would be helpful at least know why the revisions don't satisfy the concern. The concern as it was initially expressed (only once source) is clearly not correct anymore. And I would find it helpful to know how I respond to the position that "sure it's widely used, but everyone uses it as a neologism" -- which seems to stretch the wikipedia criterion for neologisms quite broadly. Ebenezer27 (talk) 11:12, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
- I don't think the article should be included, so as such I am not in a position to help you providing arguments to keep it. Stifle (talk) 12:59, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
- Again, thanks for the response. But I didn't mean to ask you for arguments to keep it. I'm asking for reasons to justify decisions to delete; which you haven't given; and which most of the others haven't given on the revised text, even though the initial complaint is obviously no longer supported. Ebenezer27 (talk) 13:22, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks, I appreciate your consideration. I know Carewolf did follow up (and thanks for that) but I noted that the only new vote was for keeping. You may be right about the eventual outcome but the page that provoked initial concern was substantially narrower in focus, and it would be helpful at least know why the revisions don't satisfy the concern. The concern as it was initially expressed (only once source) is clearly not correct anymore. And I would find it helpful to know how I respond to the position that "sure it's widely used, but everyone uses it as a neologism" -- which seems to stretch the wikipedia criterion for neologisms quite broadly. Ebenezer27 (talk) 11:12, 16 September 2008 (UTC)