Wikibooks:Requests for deletion/Emulation:All Mame Roms

Emulation:All Mame Roms
This is a VfD for just this page, not the whole Emulation Wikibook, which I think we should keep. This module is describing how to illegally copy software from a bit torrent of commercial software and put it into an emulator. The act of downloading software is not by itself illegal, but copying commercial software that you don't have a license for, even unfortunately abandonware, is illegal. I also want to protect Wikibooks in general with a shut down of the project as a whole if some idiot prosecutors decide to shut us down over something trivial like this, or at least go on record that there is opposition to this kind of content. --Rob Horning 16:29, 28 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete. I am sure that Roms like "Galaga" and "Mario Bros." were never licensed for free distribution on the Internet. Wikibooks has a record of deleting pages that promote illegal activities, for example /The Manual of Crime vfd. This unsigned comment is by Kernigh 18:14, 28 October 2005

Deleted. We simply can not provide help for any method of acquiring ROMs other than the sole legal one, that being by dumping your own copy via a copier. GarrettTalk 05:48, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

Keep. You assholes should allow more people to vote before you remove books. 69.175.79.59 22:32, 4 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Actually, by Deletion policy, this is not a module eligible for speedy-delete. (It had meaningful content, it was not deleted before, it was not transwikied, it is not an exclusion on WB:WIW.) Thus, it is a VFD. Our policy says that VFDs must remain open for at least one week.


 * Also, I cannot find a Wikibooks policy that says to delete modules supporting illegal activities. ("The Manual of Crime" had other problems, like not WB:NPOV.) What do I now? --Kernigh 14:28, 5 November 2005 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry I didn't reply earlier. If you really think the Wikibook needs to come back, you can add the module to Votes for undeletion, particularly if you thought it was too rash to delete the Wikibook.  Some books have been brought back "from the crypt" but not always.  Basically, it continues the VfD discussion somewhat more and gives you a chance to try and formulate a reasonable argument to keep the page or book on Wikibooks.  There are few books that have even been discussed on that undelete page, so there hasn't even been the need for an archive of older discussions.  --Rob Horning 07:17, 13 November 2005 (UTC)