Bryan Derksen wrote:
Tim Starling wrote:
Tagged {{db-web}} by an anon and speedied by Aaron Brenneman 6.5 hours later, which was 1.5 hours after Quarl removed the speedy tag, recommending AfD/prod in his edit summary. I think that counts as out-of-process deletion. How about I undelete it and clean it up a bit? Notable or not, the deleted text does have the tone of an advertisement.
IMO there's no need to ask in a case as clear as this, just go ahead and do it. I've already started. :)
I sent them an email berating them for the uncritical tone of the original article. Ironically, they published a feature this month about dealing with negative comment in blogs. Their recommendations about respect, candour and the importance of facts could easily be extended to astroturfing in Wikipedia articles.
http://brandchannel.com/features_effect.asp?pf_id=348
-- Tim Starling