Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Explore engine

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was delete. --Pablo D. Flores (Talk) 13:53, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Explore engine

Adcruft. The only references I could find were at this link, where the poster got in trouble for posting a commercial link in a forum for personal sites, and this link, where the poster claimed to have "found" this link. In other words, this is adcruft. Elkman - ^(talk) 23:49, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. Hopelessly devoid of any information. The topic could be notable, but it's impossible to tell because the article doesn't say what it is. Aplomado - UTC 01:39, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

• No grounds for deletion

This article holds no misinformation, all text is fact and none promotional, the website linked within the article is a free to use public service supported by advertisers, as most services are.

A website being posted under the wrong section in a forum that is nothing to do with this website is hardly grounds for deletion also see:

QUOTE It probably will appeal to some and not to others.

Several of my sons enjoyed the sorts of computer games where you had to do lots of clicking around to even get started figuring out the game rules. Others hated it.

Same with the grandkids now. Love it or hate it.

There is probably a large enough market of folks who enjoy having to dig around to figure things out to make the site do well so probably optimizing for them is your best bet.

I'm in the "I hate it when there are no clear directions" camp so trying to make changes to appeal to me (or anyone with similars likes & dislikes) is most likely a complete waste of time.

I would be very interested in how the site is doing a year down the road so if you can remember, please post a status update here from time to time. from this website

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The site is a great idea but the bottom line is that it contravenes site policy.

You clearly state on several occasions that the site is there to make profit. As such, I'm afraid I will have to remove the link.

Good luck with your adventure and feel free to contact IPC magazines if you wish to officially advertise with them.

I'll lock this thread now. by forum moderator

and no point does anything in this article misinform or go against wikipedia policies fluidblogger 02:31, 14 March 2006 (GMT)

Please read WP:WEB, WP:VAIN, and WP:NOT. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not an advertising medium. --Elkman - ^(talk) 03:16, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. --Ezeu 03:15, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, Wikipedia is not a soapbox, or, moreover, a vehicle to announce your site launch. Stifle 20:14, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - Just self-promotion. No asserion of notability. Reyk 00:04, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.