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	Jack the Ripper was a good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
Article milestones Date Process Result April 28, 2004 Featured article candidate Not promoted November 4, 2007 Peer review Reviewed March 19, 2008 Good article nominee Not listed
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Jack-the-Ripper.org?

This link was removed, claiming that it failed WP:EL. I was wondering if some elaboration about how it fails EL could be provided 'ere it be added back in. - Arcayne () 17:02, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

With no elaboration by the editor removing the link, I have re-added the link yet again. If I am not mistaken, this is a repeat of a similar removal by the editor over the past year. It stays in until a new consensus is established as to the EL value of the linked site. - Arcayne () 17:29, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

I guess the fact that it's a spam site for a company that sells tours and DVDs, and that the owner of that company was the one who put it here, isn't enough for some people. DreamGuy (talk) 18:04, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Incidentally, watch the misleading edit comments. When you added the link you claimed "discussion bears out differently" -- what discussion with supposed bearing out, exactly, are you referring to here? Nothing, really, just you deciding to put it back with no discussion. That's deceptive. You've done that in the past with edit comments too. I hope that was unintentional, though just how exactly you could have accidentally imagined a discussion here that never happened is a bit beyond me. DreamGuy (talk) 18:18, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Might I trouble you to cite that the owner of the site was the one who added it? Additionally, you note that the link shouldn't be allowed in the article because it sells stuff. I would point out that every other link there does as well, or links to sites selling related material. Do we exclude those as well?

And I apologize if you think the prior material was "deceptive". I refer, of course, to the prior discussions which you failed to take part in wherein the link was discussed - among a great many other things. I would refer you to the archives which you just recently re-ordered. I am sure you could find the relevant discussion. No worries, I will wait. :) - Arcayne () 18:32, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

The fact that it was th owner who added it was already discussed on these talk pages, and the owner himself came here and admitted it. Maybe if you didn't archive the talk page so frequently for no practical purpose you'd remember.... but then you seem to like to get rid of all previous discussion and then do whatever you want even knowing it was discussed in the past and then pretend like it was never discussed yet.

And what on earth do you mean "every other link" there sells stuff? Haven't looked at the links I guess... but then that's funny because you removed a well respected group who studies the murders to restore the deletion by the editor who falsely claimed months back it was a commercial site. Sounds like you can't even keep which side you are arguing straight whenever you just blind revert the article. DreamGuy (talk) 17:20, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

If you could cite where that was discussed that the owner added it, please do so. I do recall something of a conversation occurring about a website, but I do not recall which one it was. When you find the convo, please port it here, so we can be assured that we are indeed speaking of the same website. Additionally, you need to prove that the link you have been endeavoring to remove in fact fails to meet EL. Please consider that other editors (indeed, likely the rest of the Project) might share an interpretation of EL that differs substantially from your own. Thanks in advance.

And I will remind you that if you are unable to post comments without inherently attacking others, you might find that not posting at all protects your editing freedom. You do not need to be reminded that you are under civility parole. Please respect that, and is, and try to be more professional and civil. Please consider this a gentle reminder, and not a warning. - Arcayne () 01:40, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

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