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::::...Which is an argument that can be raised for not respecting it as well, since we can do that too. My question wasn't what we ''can'' do, but what we ''should'' do and why. [[User:Leucosticte|Leucosticte]] ([[User talk:Leucosticte|talk]]) 20:02, 12 March 2014 (UTC) | ::::...Which is an argument that can be raised for not respecting it as well, since we can do that too. My question wasn't what we ''can'' do, but what we ''should'' do and why. [[User:Leucosticte|Leucosticte]] ([[User talk:Leucosticte|talk]]) 20:02, 12 March 2014 (UTC) | ||
::::: If a user of a wiki feels it not to there benefit to have their wiki added to wikiindex and run the risk of it being archived, it would be a decent act to remove it for them. These would be mostly business, student and personal wikis. Wikis with a highly personal use that wouldn't normally show up. Besides it would give someone the possibility of expressing grievances and that is always a positive thing. --[[User:Redgreenfourties|Redgreenfourties]] ([[User talk:Redgreenfourties|talk]]) 20:10, 12 March 2014 (UTC) | ::::: If a user of a wiki feels it not to there benefit to have their wiki added to wikiindex and run the risk of it being archived, it would be a decent act to remove it for them. These would be mostly business, student and personal wikis. Wikis with a highly personal use that wouldn't normally show up. Besides it would give someone the possibility of expressing grievances and that is always a positive thing. --[[User:Redgreenfourties|Redgreenfourties]] ([[User talk:Redgreenfourties|talk]]) 20:10, 12 March 2014 (UTC) | ||
::::::By "archived" you mean stored someplace like the [[Internet Archive]]? If so, that can be prevented through [[mw:Manual:Robots.txt|robots.txt]]. Basically it sounds like you're saying we should help them achieve [[wikipedia:security through obscurity|security through obscurity]] (or maybe just plain old obscurity). But if that's what they wanted, why leave their site open for anyone to visit, when they could have [[mw:Manual:Preventing access|prevented access]]? | |||
::::::At any rate, it's probably not all that important, seeing as no one bothered to opt out. However, it could become important if we were to start having articles that were critical of certain wikis or wiki people, because then the subjects of those articles would probably be more inclined to opt out of WikiIndex coverage. The question of how much criticism of that sort will be allowed is another open question. [[User:Leucosticte|Leucosticte]] ([[User talk:Leucosticte|talk]]) 20:20, 12 March 2014 (UTC) | |||