Wikiquote:Votes for deletion archive/Petrolheads


 * 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 was: Keep. — Jeff Q (talk) 01:59, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Petrolheads
This page has section headers, and instructions to "(insert quotes)", but lacks actual quotes. &mdash;LrdChaos 13:23, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Vote closes: 10 August 2006, 14:00 (UTC)
 * Vote extended 1 week, to 17 August 2006, 18:00 (UTC). More votes are coming in on this close call, and I recently posted a specific request for proper sourcing to Holovirus, who has yet to carry through on the promise to "get some more quotes". ~ Jeff Q (talk) 02:58, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Vote closed. Result: keep (4 keeps, incl. 1 implicit from creator; 2 deletes, incl. 1 from 1-edit anon; article restructured along TV-show lines & ep-sorted for sourcing). ~ Jeff Q (talk) 01:48, 18 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete. &mdash;LrdChaos 13:23, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete unless actual, pithy, sourced quotes from the British "game show show about cars" are added. It would need some significant cleanup, too. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 14:52, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep now. I'm still concerned that no significant work has been done on this article by its instigators since minutes after Holovirus posted his request for more time. It's looking pretty much like an abandoned article. Futhermore, many of the quotes seem rather inane. But in a fit of insanity, I decided to restructure the article myself, so it's a least reasonably formatted for Wikiquote, and added cast, category, intro, and explanatory WP links. With the reformatting, it's easier to see that most of the quotes are sourced now, so much of my concern is reduced. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 04:04, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment Holovirus 13:20, 28 July 2006 (UTC) I'm the one who put up the article. I had limited time online yesterday, so I just had time to create it. I'm updating it all now so it has quotes and looks tidier, but I haven't seen one of them and have only 4 of the others recorded. I will need some help. I am re-watching the 4 I do have on video tonight to get some more quotes. Thank you.
 * Reply. Generally, if you start working on an article but aren't able to add any quotes to it, you shouldn't save it in the main namespace, because it's extremely like to be nominated for deletion (we just had several pages like that a few weeks ago; quotes were only added after they had been nominated for deletion). Since everything that is added is immediately viewable to the world at large, we prefer not to have "works in progress" that have no content. I suggest that, if you run into this situation again, you either save your progress in a text file on your own computer, or create a subpage of your user page (e.g., User:Holovirus/Petrolheads). User subpages are generally not deleted, except for then the user requests it or it's the work of a vandal. You can work on filling out the page there, and just use the "Move" feature to move it to its proper title when it's done. &mdash;LrdChaos 14:14, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Reply 88.105.50.218 18:06, 30 July 2006 (UTC) Thannks for understanding, and I'm getting help from friends to fill in gaps.
 * Keep now that quotes have been added. - InvisibleSun 18:52, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete - non-notable, bad spelling, none of the quotes are any good out of context, and there's big gaps everywhere! --82.45.239.132 12:17, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. I've suggested on this article's talk page that it be restructured into episode format, which provides a least a modicum of sourcing. (The current version is largely without sources, and those that aren't formatted for easy checking.) ~ Jeff Q (talk) 14:33, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I've taken care of this myself. (See my above vote change.) ~ Jeff Q (talk) 04:04, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep, although reluctantly, since this page needs some work. But at least there are a few quotes sprinkled in. ~ UDScott 18:27, 10 August 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.