I put myself as one of the persons born in my home town on wikipedia, and they had the nerve to delete it... jk
It seems the inclusionists built Wikipedia into what it is today. It also seems what the deletionists are trying to do: gain Wikipedia more credibility, is a futile effort given the nature of Wikipedia's volatility and inability to be used as a credible secondary source.
The whole idea of a wiki that anyone can edit is so that the best final result always comes through. And this is based on the assumption that there are more reasonable people out there than unreasonable, so that the better article can come out on top through reason.
But if some exclusive group does take over Wikipedia like this then this idea of an open wiki of information where the best content comes out on top is dead. However theoretically wikipedia is still open to everyone right? So to take back wikipedia we wouldn't have to make an alternative. All we have to do is to organize a counter group that's more powerful in numbers and out click those deletionists right? Correct me if I'm wrong I don't edit wikipedia. But if we can't do that then Wikipedia is no longer really open.
It seems the inclusionists built Wikipedia into what it is today. It also seems what the deletionists are trying to do: gain Wikipedia more credibility, is a futile effort given the nature of Wikipedia's volatility and inability to be used as a credible secondary source.
The whole idea of a wiki that anyone can edit is so that the best final result always comes through. And this is based on the assumption that there are more reasonable people out there than unreasonable, so that the better article can come out on top through reason.
But if some exclusive group does take over Wikipedia like this then this idea of an open wiki of information where the best content comes out on top is dead. However theoretically wikipedia is still open to everyone right? So to take back wikipedia we wouldn't have to make an alternative. All we have to do is to organize a counter group that's more powerful in numbers and out click those deletionists right? Correct me if I'm wrong I don't edit wikipedia. But if we can't do that then Wikipedia is no longer really open.