Friday, June 26, 2009

Wikipedia Doesn't Like Supporters of Rush Page

I tried to create a Supporters of Rush wikipedia page recently. Much to my disappointment, I discovered in short time that my page was selected for "speedy deletion". Apparently, pages dedicated to groups must explain the significance of their existence before they will be allowed to live on Wikipedia.

I asked for a better explanation about what type of content they were looking for. After all, what exactly do they mean by "significance"? Isn't it true that we are significant by our sheer existence? There are currently 87 members in our organization. That's larger than most meetings that I have attended.

Furthermore, this question of significance is rather subjective. To Rush fans who believe that Rush has been getting screwed by the RnR folks, our existence is highly significant. It demonstrates a grassroots effort to show that the fans count. After all, we are buying the albums that record companies produce. Shouldn't our choices by heard?

But the Wikipedia page may be dead for now, it is an issue that shall be revisited. It is not a priority and was more of an interesting afterthought. If anyone knows how we can make this page work, please create it or let me know what to do.

Keep up your support.

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