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Updated 10 a.m.

Shelley Powers is now a Wikipedia entry.

New pages are marked for deletion and their worthiness discussed for five days. ("Save me!")

"The result of the debate was speedy keep due to clear and overwhelming consensus." -- Michael Snow 22:32, 22 December 2005 (UTC)"

Too speedy for punctuation, but "keep" was the result of the debate in that sentence.

Shelley writes passionately on behalf of women in technology, calling out gatherings, gigs and recognitions that don't include us. (The link above goes to the discussion of Shelley's worthiness to be included as a Wikipedia topic.)

Sample from the discussion, which is a very good read:

Keep. It's awfully late at this point to start complaining about short biographical articles on popular bloggers and technologists. If Marc Canter, Kevin Drum, and Kevin Marks all merit entries, then so does Shelley Powers. Radgeek 19:44, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

Keep - Shelley is an influential writer and programmer and a very skilled photographer. Kevin Marks 20:27, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

Shelley reacts:

I digress (I do this frequently in today’s writings). I did enjoy the discussion about deleting the page. I have a lowering feeling that the page, itself, will not end up half so interesting as the discussion about deleting it was. As such, I must link to the AfD -- if only to add character to a page that sounds very factual, and, as a consequence, somewhat dull.

What else can I say about the Wikipedia page? No matter the facts listed there, it will never say as much about me as this weblog. If you ask me if all I write here is the truth, I’ll say, "Yes". If you ask me if it's all a lie, I'll say "Yes". However, I promise not to play such games at the Wikipedia.

Oh, but I must add the entry about being a masseuse in Salt Lake City…

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