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1. Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 11:47:45 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca
   Annoyed by #Wikipedia #deletionists. Created article on @KWLinuxfest, tagged "request for *speedy* deletion" in 3 hrs, gone 4 hours later
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 11:51:12 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     The #deletionists claim the topic is of no importance or significance. How do they know? Their user page shows they're not from KW
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 11:52:39 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     After RfD I added a paragraph that @KWLinuxfest is the only remaining GNU/Linux conference in #Ontario. Got deleted anyway.
   • maiyannah (maiyannah)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 11:54:08 EDT maiyannah

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     @bobjonkman Wikipedia is an intensely political place.
     Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca repeated this.
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 11:55:30 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     It doesn't even meet the #deletionists own criteria for "importance or significance" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:CSD#A7
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 11:59:11 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     7 hours! No chance for anyone with knowledge of @KWLinuxfest to contribute, and improve the article.
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 12:02:49 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     Had a look at the user contributions of these two #deletionists — mostly deletions and reverts. No surprise there
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 12:19:11 EDT LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     @bobjonkman Yeah, #deletionists and the #deletion_wars they spark are one reason a lot of people don't contribute to #Wikipedia. I know they prevent a lot of spam and self-promotion, but they may be too aggressive sometimes.
     
     otability / significance requirements often boil down to "I haven't heard of it before, so it must not be significant."
     Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca repeated this.
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 12:59:19 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     I'm not sure how to appeal this; if I just recreate the article I'm sure be flagged as a spammer. #deletionists
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 13:00:44 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     The article on @KWLinuxfest used to be at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KW_Linuxfest
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 13:01:51 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     Now all that's left of @KWLinuxfest is https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/delete&page=KW_Linuxfest #deletionists
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 13:13:36 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     I've complained about #deletionists before, but it's only gotten worse since then: http://sn.jonkman.ca/conversation/708303#notice-1113373
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 13:24:25 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     And I'm not the only who thinks #deletionists are harmful: https://boingboing.net/2017/02/16/40-of-wikipedia-is-under-thre.html
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 13:27:20 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     And, funny thing, I've been a #Wikipedia editor maybe longer than some #deletionists have been alive! Any 15yo with a Del key can play
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 13:28:00 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     #Duffers vs. #Deletionists http://sn.jonkman.ca/conversation/1050587#notice-1560128
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 13:33:27 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     ♻ Sunflower @keeferrourke: I have a Wikipedia account and could contribute to the page probably. It might also be worth sending a notice to kwlug-disc about this. ¶ via #Twitter https://twitter.com/keeferrourke/status/901495249842864128
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 13:40:29 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     Good idea, @KeeferRourke! But how can we restore the @KWLinuxfest article? I could recreate it, only to give the #deletionists more ammo
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 13:47:21 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     • mbjunior
     ♻ Марсио Baрbado, Jр. @mbjunior: Detetionism is a Wikipedia thing. Both bots and humans perform it. And yes, it sucks. ¶ via #Twitter https://twitter.com/mbjunior/status/901500354591903744
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 15:19:08 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     ♻ Sunflower @keeferrourke: interesting that the #deletionist does not welcome discussion on their talk page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Alex_Shih ¶ via #Twitter https://twitter.com/keeferrourke/status/901504960394932224
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 15:20:28 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     ♻ Sunflower @keeferrourke: Do you have a copy of the article still? Perhaps I could post it, mention the deletion in the talk page, and you could contribute to it? ¶ via #Twitter https://twitter.com/keeferrourke/status/901505205648445443
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 15:21:59 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     No, of course I didn't keep a copy of the @KWLinuxfest article. Things posted on the #Internet are there forever, right? @keeferrourke
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 15:24:25 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     ♻ Sunflower @keeferrourke: At any rate, regardless of who recreates the page, I think it should still be recreated. Calling out the deletionist on the Talk page is probably the best idea here. Particularly emphasise the uniqueness of the conference and you should have a case. Other conferences and events have their own articles. ¶ via #Twitter https://twitter.com/keeferrourke/status/901505908357902336
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 15:40:36 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     Since nobody had time to improve and expand the @KWLinuxfest article, I should be able to re-publish it. #deletionists @keeferrourke
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 15:41:01 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     But not on #Wikipedia.
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 17:54:59 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     ♻ Andrew Sullivan Cant @andrew_s_cant: Is there are link for the deleted page, to see the justification for deletion? Maybe its something we can address. ¶ via #Twitter https://twitter.com/andrew_s_cant/status/901539335408943104
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 17:57:07 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     m♻ Andrew Sullivan Cant @andrew_s_cant: NVM I found it. Its like the deleter believed the event just did not happen to not meet the criteria ¶ via #Twitter https://twitter.com/andrew_s_cant/status/901543565544890368
   • Hallå Kitteh (clacke)'s status on Saturday, 26-Aug-2017 22:30:15 EDT Hallå Kitteh

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     @bobjonkman re-create it on https://everipedia.org/ ?
     Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca repeated this.
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Sunday, 27-Aug-2017 16:06:25 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     • laurelrusswurm
     ♻ Laurel L. Russwurm @laurelrusswurm: That's why I contribute so little to @Wikipedia. It's not the work, it's that I've better things to do than stave off deletionist cliques. ¶ via #Twitter, because I haven't fixed the #Twitterbridge on s.russwurm.org yet… https://twitter.com/laurelrusswurm/status/901565998221979649
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Sunday, 27-Aug-2017 16:08:10 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     • laurelrusswurm
     ♻ Laurel L. Russwurm @laurelrusswurm: It's easier to tear down than create. ¶ via #Twitter https://twitter.com/laurelrusswurm/status/901571855731044362
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Sunday, 27-Aug-2017 16:10:06 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     ♻ Silverwizard @HippyWizard: #Wikipedia #deletionists are actively stupid and pro-ignorance, it's the only explanation ¶ via #Twitter, 'cos his #Friendica instance is down https://twitter.com/HippyWizard/status/901572815668826117
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Sunday, 27-Aug-2017 16:24:13 EDT LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     @bobjonkman Unfortunately, some people do not believe it should be easy for others to find desired information. #Deletionists == gatekeepers of public-access information.
     Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca repeated this.