Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Voice Mail

Voice mail

Voice mail was proposed for deletion. This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was keep.

To me, this is a definition. Move to wiktionary. Smoddy | Talk 16:33, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)

• I disagree, and I urge people to look at the article--it's not even a stub, by my reckoning. There's much more to say about voicemail. Article could be expanded, but is certainly a keep. Meelar (talk) 16:48, Dec 28, 2004 (UTC) Keep redir. Meelar (talk) 19:35, Dec 28, 2004 (UTC)
• Strong keep. Invalid VfD — no notice has been put up on the page. The article is at voicemail, voice mail is a redirect. Clear non-example of a dictdef. JRM 17:01, 2004 Dec 28 (UTC)
• Keep, this is an article, certainly not a dicdef, and is encyclopedic. I can't see why this was list for deletion. Rje 17:10, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • To all of you, sorry. I definitely placed the {{subst:vfd}} heading and followed the procedure. Clearly other events have occured. I can't say I'm entirely sure what happened. Strong keep Smoddy | Talk 17:15, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)

    I have no clue either. My best guess would be that Voice mail got (speedily) deleted and then replaced with a redirect to Voicemail, but it's not in the deletion log. In any case, let's close this vote. JRM 18:19, 2004 Dec 28 (UTC)

    No, it's more subtle. You're not talking about Voice mail, you're talking about Voice Mail! That has the proper notice on it, and that was a dictdef. However, you should have checked whether it couldn't have been made a redirect. I've gone ahead and made it one. JRM 18:24, 2004 Dec 28 (UTC)

    • Sorry, I guess I was rather impressed by it as a dictdef! Smoddy | Talk 18:37, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
• Keep, this could become a very helpful article. Wyss 19:43, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
• Comment. Summarized: Smoddy put up Voice Mail for deletion, but accidentally listed it as Voice mail, which was an existing redirect. The first version of Voice Mail was a dictdef or a substub (take your pick), which I have turned into a redirect to voicemail. No further voting should be done. If anyone thinks Voice Mail should not exist, it should be taken to Wikipedia:Redirects for deletion. If anyone thinks voicemail should not exist, make a new VfD nomination. JRM 20:29, 2004 Dec 28 (UTC)
• Keep. Megan1967 22:45, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
• Strong keep, obviously. -Ld | talk 00:30, 29 Dec 2004 (UTC)
• Keep. --Viriditas | Talk 11:27, 29 Dec 2004 (UTC)
• 'Keep. Reasonable redirect page for Voicemail. So is Voice Mail. (Would be nice if the software handled these capitalization differences automatically.) Anyway, if it isn't a reasonable redirect, Wikipedia:Redirects for deletion is the right place to get rid of it, as JRM says. --BM 14:07, 29 Dec 2004 (UTC)
• An obvious and strong keep. GRider\^talk 18:30, 30 Dec 2004 (UTC)
• Keep. Article about a piece of technology that has become a substantial part of everyday life. Could use a bit more historical context, tho. 23skidoo 00:07, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)
• Keep. Obviously more than a dictdef, and an entirely valid topic. neckro 09:05, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)
• Keep. Nelson Ricardo 02:06, Jan 1, 2005 (UTC)
• Obvious keep. Dan100 11:07, Jan 1, 2005 (UTC)

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