Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Marine 69-71/sandbox

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

The result of the discussion was: delete. I can email you the content if you have not already got a copy. Spartaz ^Humbug! 19:55, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

User:Marine 69-71/sandbox

WP:NOTWEBHOST and probably WP:BADSAND. Appears to be fanfiction to me. I am actually surprised that an administrator has been editing this page almost exclusively for the past few years. #prodraxis ^connect 14:55, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. The page view statistics definitely seem to indicate misuse of Wikipedia as a webhost. AndyTheGrump (talk) 15:05, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - I am using my sandbox, which is not open to the public, for creative purposes. Tony the Marine (talk) 15:12, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

THat's a reason to delete content, not to keep it, per WP:UP#GOALS: Extensive writings and material on topics having virtually no chance whatsoever of being directly useful to the project, its community, or an encyclopedia article..... AndyTheGrump (talk) 15:19, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Sandboxes are open to the public, which is why this one has been seen to be nominated. Wikipedia is not a creative exercise. Maybe that should be added to the policy rather than inferred from other guidelines. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:17, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. It's open to the public. The content is not something that should be appearing on Wikipedia.—Alalch E. 18:51, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: User_talk:Marine_69-71/archive_52_sial appears to be a copy of the sandbox's contents that this user just made. #prodraxis ^connect 02:34, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete or blank as inappropriate use of a sandbox, and I would recommend the user either get a hold of Google Docs or even set up their own WordPress site with the Wikology theme if they want a Wikipedia-style interface. _{Duly signed,} ⛵ WaltClipper -(talk) 13:22, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Sigh. Why don't people have better things to do than to trawl through other people's user space looking for silliness to waste community time on? Who cares if there's some fluff in there? Nobody will ever see it if they're not looking for makework. Fun fact: this user has about as many edits to mainspace as all of the delete !voters combined. (Yes, there are lots of ways to contribute to a better Wikipedia experience for readers/users that don't involve mainspace. ...But this right here is not one of them. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 16:02, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Another fun fact: WP:NOTWEBHOST is policy. A policy that an admin should be fully aware of, and comply with. AndyTheGrump (talk) 16:19, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Regardless of how it got here, it's here at MFD and is a using a sandbox for webhosting. -- Whpq (talk) 02:20, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete the creator could easily use a website other than wikipedia as this is a misuse of the sandbox. Ao3, wattpad, fanfiction.com all could just as easily host this.Questions? four OLIfanofmrtennant (she/her) 16:54, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as a clear violation of WP:NOTWEBHOST. — Sundostund mppria ^{(talk / contribs)} 00:12, 27 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Snow delete: WP:NOTWEBHOST. CLYDE ^{TALK TO ME}/_{STUFF DONE} 16:31, 27 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete both versions. We rightly give experienced users quite a bit of leeway when it comes to NOTWEBHOST, but this is just so unequivocally "excessive unrelated content" that no amount of leeway can save it. The author is of course welcome to use any number of other applications or websites designed for storing this sort of material. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 03:34, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep harmless, on principle. Andre🚐 04:37, 4 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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 page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.