Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/OLCOS

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was speedy Delete per WP:CSD G12--JForget 02:14, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] OLCOS

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Article fails WP:NOTABILITY. Article was created by an WP:SPA account with no other edits other than related to OLCOS. Hu12 10:37, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

• Delete. No evidence that this has been covered by the independent sources required to show notability. I note that we don't even have an article on "the European Union's eLearning Programme". This article is copied from the OLCOS About the project page, and looks like an attempt to use Wikipedia as a mirror. EALacey 17:24, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
• Speedy delete. Copy vio as pointed out by EALacey--Hu12 18:19, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
• Speedy delete - (but not as a copy vio - the author wrote the document that the article is copied from). The author created an identical article at OLCOS Roadmap 2012 with the intention of "creating a debate". I pointed out that this wasn't appropriate and the author immediately apologised and requested it to be speedied, which it was. On the other hand I think it's rather unfair that no-one has posted an afd warning on the author's talk page, just an inappropriate spam warning. andy 18:25, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

• Added an AFD Notice. FYI, we do not promote products and services, using Wikipedia to do so is inappropriate. Just looked at the deleded copy, its not the same content, this is a copy-vio off the site.--Hu12 19:03, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
• Much of a muchness as far as copyvio is concerned - the other article was a direct lift from an OLCOS summary document and permission was self-granted by the author. But you're wrong in principle - this is 'not a "product or service" and the article doesn't seek to "promote" it. It was a misguided attempt to encourage involvement in a socially valuable activity (the EU is chock full of such libertarian ideas) - it was completely innocent and we should start from a position of assuming good faith. andy 22:52, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
• "The European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN), I am project manager of, is member of this consortium, and I publish this document in Wikipedia to trigger wider debate on the Roadmap's content." This is a part of the discussion on the deleted talk page, further comments by this individual reads.. "...apparently it seems that I misunderstood my coordinator's instructions." so we have an individual employed for the sole purpose of promoting this organization. conflict of interest editing involves contributing to Wikipedia in order to promote OLCOS. This is such a conflict and is strongly discouraged. Wikipedia is WP:NOT a vehicle for propaganda and advertising.--Hu12 00:38, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.