Sholeo Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Recently, Wikipedia admins Drmies, Acroterion, and Chestford have been flagging many drum corps articles for supposed breaches of Wikipedia guideline's, claiming that they are not notable enough. Wikipedia is a very valuable resource for many drum corps fans, summarizing the history of individual corps, and assisting fans in finding show summaries. What I'm not asking you to do is attack these administrators, but to clean up these pages and add much needed secondary sources. (Deletion of show summaries and placements) https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue_Devils_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps&oldid=1049289803 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santa_Clara_Vanguard_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps&oldid=1039222747 (Open Nominations) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Glassmen_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Troopers_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Blue_Knights_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Colts_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Music_City_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Velvet_Knights_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Pacific_Crest_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Royal_Crusaders_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Sacramento_Freelancers_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps (Closed nominations) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Crossmen_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Jersey_Surf_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Columbians_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sholeo Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 The Guardians and Louisiana Stars pages have been deleted as well. (Guardians) https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&logid=122765754 (Louisiana Stars) https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&logid=122765751 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skevinp Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 If the worst happens, DCI could probably provide all of this kind of information (show summaries, placement history, etc.) on their own site, with some additional advantages of uniformity. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 People wonder why I backup webpages when researching. The credo of if its on the web it’s there forever doesn’t always hold true. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 DCI can barely run what they have up right now on their website. I wouldn't expect them to actively seek out more work and more coding. I'm not being critical, either. Really, really hoping we can keep the wikipedia pages alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skevinp Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 11 hours ago, Lance said: DCI can barely run what they have up right now on their website. I wouldn't expect them to actively seek out more work and more coding. I'm not being critical, either. Really, really hoping we can keep the wikipedia pages alive. A kid could do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mingusmonk Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 On 10/15/2021 at 10:05 PM, skevinp said: A kid could do it. This is very exciting! Looking forward to your finished product! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Lancer Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 14 minutes ago, mingusmonk said: This is very exciting! Looking forward to your finished product! He didn’t say a dog could do it 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 12 minutes ago, Jurassic Lancer said: He didn’t say a dog could do it 🤣 And Snoopy looks busy, must be typing “it was a dark and stormy night”. 🥴 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 A kid could have done any number of things to improve the mess that has been the DCI website for over a decade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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