Forum:CT Archive/Cleaning up the Official Friends

Now, I see no problem whatsoever keeping personal pages of some Star Wars authors, for the simple reason that it makes us look good, and that some authors (in particular Bob Vitas of The Completely Unofficial Star Wars Encyclopedia and Abel G. Peña) have helped our site in the past. Furthermore, other webmasters like Tracy Duncan of Club Jade are either Wookieepedians themselves or have rendered us assistance, the least of which would be that they bother to link back to us on their sites.

However, I am of a mind that some of these sites really shouldn't be on our list, for the simple fact that we're not linked to by those sites, or at least not prominently, doing us no favor whatsoever. Therefore I am putting a few such sites up on the chopping block, per se, to have their presence on our list of Official Friends voted on. Graestan ( Talk ) 04:47, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Galactic Empire Network
Only 39 hits since they first linked to us over a year ago.

Remove

 * 1) Mauser 05:06, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) Doesn't do us enough credit. Toprawa and Ralltiir 05:12, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Darth Culator (Talk) 12:44, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) &mdash; Fiolli  {Alpheridies University ComNet} 13:58, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 2)  Chack Jadson  (Talk)  17:03, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Keep

 * 1)  JMAS  Hey, it's me! 04:54, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Comments

 * I'm reserving my vote on this one; I'd like to see how many of our users are familiar with it or perhaps found us through that site. Graestan ( Talk ) 04:47, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Star Wars Fanboy Association
Has a "Friends & Affiliates" list on their home page that we're not even on!

Remove

 * 1) Graestan ( Talk ) 04:47, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) Mauser 05:06, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 3) Toprawa and Ralltiir 05:09, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 4) We don't get no respect.--Darth Oblivion 05:17, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 5) Imperialles 11:31, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 11:41, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) Cylka  -talk- 11:58, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Darth Culator (Talk) 12:44, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) &mdash; Fiolli  {Alpheridies University ComNet} 13:58, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Keep

 * 1) Why don't we just ask them to add us to it? I think this would definitely be a friend worth keeping if we could get that. -- AdmirableAckbar (Talk) 15:09, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) Per Acky. If they don't go for it, then we can remove them. Green Tentacle (Talk) 15:13, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Tom Hodges
Does not link back to us or mention us in any way.

Remove

 * 1) Graestan ( Talk ) 04:47, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) I've never heard of the guy, and I don't really consider him to be a VIP. Forgive my French, but let's move above being ass-kissers. Toprawa and Ralltiir 05:16, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 3) Per Tope.--Darth Oblivion 05:19, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 4) Imperialles 11:32, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 11:41, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) Cylka  -talk- 11:58, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Keep

 * 1) I think his VIPness outweighs his non-linkeyness. Havac 04:57, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) Per Havac. Mauser 05:06, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 3) Let's try not deliberately alienating the authors, hmm? -- Darth Culator  (Talk) 12:44, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Comments

 * The real question is whether he'd even notice. Graestan ( Talk ) 17:05, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

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