Talk:ServiceMagic
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This article was nominated for deletion on 8 August 2006. The result of the discussion was keep. |
fuddlemark (befuddle me!) 15:40, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
In response to this entry being a candidate for speedy deletion due to it being a potential advertisement for a non-notable web site. I would like to respectfully disagree. This is simply a summary of a web site, ServiceMagic.com, and the service it offers. I do not know what is the criteria for non-notable website, but I would classify ServiceMagic as notable given that it has more than 3 million registered members and the largest network (over 35,000) of prescreened contractors on the web. It's not meant to be an advertisement...just an accurate reflection of what a person would find if they were to visit ServiceMagic.
- Howdy! I marked it for speedy deletion because it reads like an advertisement. If you can cite some references for your statement, then I'm sure an admin will remove the speedy tag, but you as an editor shouldn't remove it yourself. Don't worry, if I was wrong when I added the tag, I'll be slapped around by an admin. It's the circle of life. - CHAIRBOY (☎) 17:52, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
- OK, I'm new (just registered) so thanks for the tips. In the interest of transparency, I am an employee of ServiceMagic so those statistics come straight from the source. I suppose I'll await an admin to provide some feedback - I'm happy to modify the entry to make it acceptable. Thanks. --Azurcher 18:10, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Avoiding deletion
When I nominated this for Speedy Delete, it was because the page reads like an advertisement. After doing some more research and corresponding with the editor (above), I've decided to pull the db tag. What I'd like to see is the article changed to be less of an ad and more of a simple, factual description. If this is done, I believe this can be a Wikipedia article in good standing. Before I go into it and start hacking and slashing, I'd like to let someone else take a shot at it. My motives as the speedy delete nominator might otherwise be in question to the stakeholders (even though the contributor Azurcher has been great) and basically, I just don't want to be a dick. - CHAIRBOY (☎) 21:16, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
- I attempted to remove the elements that would be considered advertorial. Thanks for the help and if anyone has additional suggestions, please go ahead. Note I was not logged in when I made my edits (still learning :)), but hopefully this provides that context for anyone interested. Regards. --Azurcher 23:18, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
