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Enterprisey

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Not all deletes happen through WP:AFD. In this case, Enterprisey was tagged with {{prod}} with the reason given of "nominating prod due to insufficient notability and inability to verify all the claims in the article from a single source". Prod'd articles can be deleted after 5 days. If you wish to have this article resotred, you can click it's red link and add {{delrev}}, then go to Wikipedia:Deletion review and follow the directions there. - UtherSRG (talk) 11:50, 13 October 2006 (UTC)Reply

Place a note on Wikipedia:Deletion review so folks know you want the deletion reviewed. - UtherSRG (talk) 21:02, 16 October 2006 (UTC)Reply

I have restored this page. --Sam Blanning(talk) 08:46, 17 October 2006 (UTC)Reply

Thanks! --Nick 19:52, 19 October 2006 (UTC)Reply
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If you can find a good source on MacGyver, feel free to readd it. For the most part, pop culture sections tend to be repositories of unreferenced cruft. But, as in this case, there are sources, and it helps explain the topic better, it should be put back in. Cheers! ---RepublicanJacobiteThe'FortyFive' 23:51, 26 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

No worries. Thanks for your helpful attitude. ---RepublicanJacobiteThe'FortyFive' 01:26, 27 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

Proposed deletion of Big data

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The article Big data has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

"Big" can be applied to very many terms. There is nothing notable about it in relation to "data" any more than there is, for example, with "elephants"; WP:NOTDICT.

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Articles for deletion nomination of Big data

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I have nominated Big data, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Big data. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

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Big data - back to life!

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You created the original entry Big data that was rm by admins. I came to Wikipedia for a definition and was stunned to see it was deleted! Please reenter the debate and help launch this article? jk (talk) 18:05, 22 April 2010 (UTC)Reply

Oops - I've been warned for this breach of etiquette known as "canvassing." I went back to everyone involved in the debate regardless of their original vote and notified them. Mea Culpa. So anyways: Congrats on your noticing this concept early. All we needed was proof that secondary sources were talking about the word itself. That is the laser-thin distinction between unacceptable neologisms and notable new words. jk (talk) 21:21, 12 May 2010 (UTC)Reply

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Only one source, and that dubious. "Goat roper" is a known perjorative for a person of rural background, but this phrase has a totally different meaning, appears to be a WP:NEOLOGISM and falls under WP:NOTDICT

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