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Rationale
editI started this article because the Galileoscope seems like an interesting product which many people are buying, and there are Wikipedia articles, of limited use to anyone, about far more obscure products, like long-forgotten video games. The article about the Galileoscope can be connected to that of the International Year of Astronomy, because it meets the following goals mentioned in the article for that page:
1. Increase scientific awareness; 2. Promote widespread access to new knowledge and observing experiences; 3. Empower astronomical communities in developing countries; 4. Support and improve formal and informal science education.
The previous Wikipedia article that I wrote about the Galileoscope was not discussed before deletion, as the repost tag claims. As far as I can tell some administrator simply deleted it, saying it was an advertisement. I recognize that a description of a product can be difficult to distinguish from an advertisement, but it was not my intent to increase sales of the Galileoscope. If I unintentionally made it seem that this was my intention, changes could be made to my article. However, I am not provided access to the article so I can't use it in creating a new article, nor am I allowed to change whatever it is that I wrote.
Furthermore, I am not reposting an identical article. The new article is much shorter and contains far less information, since something unspecified about the original article offended some Wikipedia administrator. Therefore the repost tag is inappropriate, as the new article is not "substantially identical to the deleted version". Gary (talk) 02:16, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
My 2 cents
editI have to agree with the statements above. The website states the following:
Note, too, that we've developed the Galileoscope for astronomy education and outreach, not for profit. We've priced the kit to recover our costs, adding no extra margin. We created Galileoscope, LLC, so that we could sell telescopes directly to the global astronomical community; by "eliminating the middle man," we also eliminate the mark-up in price associated with an extra link in the distribution chain. Moreover, almost everyone involved in the project is a volunteer, working on the Galileoscope in addition to doing his or her "day job." Simply put, the Galileoscope is a labor of love, not a profit-making commercial venture.