On 10/1/06, Steve Summit scs@eskimo.com wrote:
David Mestel wrote:
a Google search gives no relevant hits.
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There are *lots* of google hits. The island, existent or not, is clearly a significant Internet meme. As such, Wikipedia needs to have an article on it, documenting the origin and spread of the meme, and accurately listing the relevant fictitious parameters which the island would have if it did exist. Danny should not have summarily deleted the article -- an orderly process of wikimprovement could have recast the article into the proper form without the present gap, during which readers who encounter the meme and turn to Wikipedia for enlightenment will come up empty-handed. The article should be restored as soon as possible.
Well, if you exclude wikipedia-based content, there are under a dozen unique google hits, most of which seem to refer to some Italian porno movie.
If this is a "significant internet meme" it is so only because it's been on Wikipedia for 10 months.
-Rich [[W:en:User:Rholton]]