Earlier today, I noticed (while googling about for something else) that there was an entry in Wikipedia under “KSTC.” From the entry, it was obvious that someone knew that there are two KSTCs – a TV station in Minneapolis and a radio statio in my hometown. And I know about the radio station because I have worked there three times over the past 30 years. There was a slickly-produced article, including a logo, about the Minneapolis TV station, but nothing about the place I used to work. So, I got myself a log-in and wrote a little article, based on the history I knew of the station. I figured if anyone wanted to expand it, they could.
Well, I got home tonight and was showing Razorette my work, and I noticed the damn article has a “speedy deletion” notice on it because it’s about a business, and Wikipedia isn’t there to promote businesses. What the hell!? At no time did I promote the damn station (it’s a competitor of the one I work at now, for chrissake!) I assumed, because there was an entry but no article, Wikipedia would welcome an article.
Did you post in the talk page of the article, or the place where they are discussing this, and ask “Why then, do you have articles about other television and radio stations? Indeed, you have an article about a television station with the same call letters, why is that allowed to stay and this isn’t?” or the same gist in your own/less words?
The Wikipedia management isn’t exactly gaining fans with its recent drives to trim down the fat in a completely arbitrary, inconsistent, and hypocritical manner. The admins will decide an entry on a burger stand isn’t significant enough to keep, yet the entire Buffyverse is detailed in excruciating detail.
For what it’s worth, someone has removed the speedy deletion tag. I imagine the article will be allowed to stay.
If you’re interested in editing it further, you might look at some other articles on radio stations to give you ideas for other things to include. Here’s the list of stations in Colorado.
Yeah, I did that just before I posted here. Maybe they’re putting those deletion tags on almost everything now just to see if anyone is willing to defend their articles.
I can imagine that the managers of Wikipedia sometimes feel like the sorcerer’s apprentice or Dr. Frankenstein, but … well, they started it! Either set a true encyclopedic standard and compete with the other online references (unaffordable?) or realize that everyone and his cousin will be putting stuff on there.
I think the thing to remember is that the “managers of Wikipedia” in most cases aren’t any different from you…they’ve just been there longer. There’s no elected committee that goes around and nominates things to be deleted, anybody can do that.
I spent a good chunk of time a while back hanging out on the recent changes page and reverting vandalism, marking irrelevant stuff for deletion, that sort of thing. Anybody can do it.