Talk:Google Maps/Archive 2

message: Responding to the comments about GG made in the last section.
Yes, I moderate at Goole Globetrotting.  I have tried to be very careful in my handling of the link on the page because of that fact.  I was not the one who pared down the list when it became too large, so I was not the one who chose to leave it in there.  This morning I saw it deleted by and anon with no edit comments to explain why.  So in addition to removing the one undiscussed link, I restored the GG link.  I think my restoration has been shown even more justified by your comment.  It certainly appears, after your comment, that the only reason the link was removed was because of the connection to me.  An action to strike at me for the regular link clearing.  I'm sorry, but to me this is very close to a violation of WP:POINT.  You deleted the link connected to me because I'm deleting the links connected to you.  That's disruption solely to make a point.
That aside, I do think GG belongs here.  It is a massive collection of GMaps links, over 9,000.  The largest collection on the net.  And it is world-wide, showing links from everywhere they can be found.  While I cannot dismiss my personal bias completely, I do beleive I would think it deserved a spot even if I had no connection to it.
Is there anyone who can give reasons, other than the connection to me, that it does not belong here?  The only one I can think of is Wikipedia is not a repository of links, and that is the core reason we're fighting to keep the list small.  Because if it grows, it can be rightfully argued that the whole list has to go. TexasAndroid 16:43, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Google Globetrotting 

message: Do you think it's worth mentioning Mobile GMaps on the Google Maps page? Or maybe adding an external link? Cristian Streng 18:02, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Certainly looks to me like it meets criteria for mention on the page -- extension to other platforms is a big deal I think!  -Joshuapaquin 18:59, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

text: My opinion is that, if it has it's own Wiki page, then that page can go in the See Also section instead of adding a direct link.  That way we are sending people to the Wiki page on the subject, with additional information, and they can jump to the external page from the Wiki page if they want to do so. This is how we ended up handling Placopedia, for instance.  - TexasAndroid 19:20, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

text: That makes sense, though I fear that the Wiki page in question may not be long for this world.  It wouldn't shock me to see it up for VfD unless new content gets added... but yeah, why don't we link to the wiki page for now.  I'd think though that maybe it should go under "examples of web tools" where it fits in better?  It's not an external link, but it's about an external link.  -Joshuapaquin 19:28, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

text: Well, I added it for now in the See Also section. New content will be added soon to the Wiki page, so I hope it won't get to VfD. - Cristian Streng 21:59, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

text: IMO an article on Mobile GMaps should be merged into an article on GMaps. - Keith D. Tyler ¶ 22:49, 14 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mobile GMaps