The result was Bizarre adventure. The AfD is being closed many years later, because it was never properly closed back then, because it was never visible, because it was never transcluded on any of the daily logpages. Technically, it has still been open this whole time.
Nobody else could ever be admitted here, because this door was made only for you. I am now going to shut it. (non-admin closure) jp×g 22:45, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
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This is not a proper article for inclusion in an encyclopedia, being a news story about a competition for a flag for Dorset. The person who first submitted the article was promoting his design for a flag for Dorset and created a smokescreen of his intention by including an existing Dorset County Council flag and commentary about an historic figure in Dorset - St Wite. Until the competition is over and a design agreed, there is no need on Wikipedia for this blog.Dorsetpatriot (talk)
I see some of the comments disagreeing with me (here and on the discussion page) have widely missed the point. Wikipedia is an on-line encyclopedia and not a newsletter or blog. The article has been greatly toned down since its original entry but I still hold it has no value in this location. It is promotional of a single design in a competition to be the official flag of Dorset. The other counties mentioned in the discussions have passed the deliberation stage and can rightfully be included - they are now historical fact. This flag, firstly St Wite's flag then renamed the Dorset Cross is a matter of the creator's opinion. I will have no objection to an entry once the deliberations are over and a flag chosen. Otherwise, all flags entered to be the official flag should have their own entry in Wikipedia - clearly a nonsense. Mr White calls the banner of the arms of Dorset County Council an unofficial flag. This is misleading in his context. The banner exists and is recognised - as the banner of Dorset County Council. It is not anything other than that, but as it exists officially, it can be mentioned appropriately on Wikipedia. To make an analogy, where is the page on David Cameron, the Prime Minister?Dorsetpatriot (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 14:40, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Thank you Wikipedia for informing me about this flag – having seen it flying I did wonder what it might be and a scan across the list of English flags enlightened me. I am now somewhat dismayed to find a move to delete this article. This strikes me as peculiar and ill-considered, such items do not get encyclopaedic reference elsewhere and this sort of account is precisely Wikipedia’s strength. Further research indicates to me that this flag is by far the leading contender in the current search for a county flag, it has received notable support both in the media and popularly but what is more, it is flying and is therefore a noteworthy event – removing this article would be an irresponsible action by this resource. I note that flags of many irredentist groups and pseudo-states feature in Wikipedia’s pages, they are there as a matter of record, they are in the public domain and appear in Wikipedia for people to refer to –this is exactly the same. The article does not state that this is the county flag but relates that it seeks to be – just as David Cameron seeks to be Prime Minister. When the other competition entries begin to fly I would expect to see them appear in these pages too but for the time being please do not excise information about the one that is. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vexilo (talk • contribs) 17:19, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
People coming to the page currently will be unaware of how the entry started off - as a promotional marketing exercise for the St Wite's flag (now renamed the Dorset Cross). Why I ask for deletion is that soon we may have a genuine flag of Dorset (and yes, it may even be this design) and that the Wikipedia entry could then be unbiased, factual and not-self-serving - as an encyclopedia entry should be. I used to put corrections into the page to show what the situation was - a competition running/ many entries/ non-selected - and I toned down the entry about the Chair of the County Council as it was impolite. However, each time, my edits were edited, leaving me to make a decision to nominate the page for deletion. It can return as mentioned, when it is appropriate.Dorsetpatriot (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 08:32, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
I didn't need to back the statements up - following the links already in existence on the webpage to the newspaper forums, these comments can be found. If there is an audit trail from the original insertion to the current one, all my points can be proven by reading the pages in chronological order. Wikipedia does not exist for free marketing. In newspapers, items that look like news entries but are marketing have notices of "Advertisement Feature" so that the reader is not mislead. However, I may have been overzealous about the need for openness and factual reporting - it appears only 3 of us are looking at this entry. Dorsetpatriot (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 13:34, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
It took a long time to get here but for the first time, the page is what it should have been at the start. Provided there is no reversion to the earlier style, I remove my request for deletion. Dorsetpatriot (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 08:26, 8 June 2008 (UTC)