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Leucosticte (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Wikis to exclude from listing== So, it seems to me there are a few options that have been presented: #Include all wikis #Include all wikis except those that fall into certai...") |
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I think that options #1 is preferable, and #2 would be my second choice since it would leave less room for sysop discretion. When sysops have discretion to delete pages based on their subjective interpretations of what the rules require to be excluded, often it is hard to hold them accountable. The user who originally created the page may be gone from the wiki by then, and no one else may remember what the page said or care enough about it to raise a fuss. Especially in the case of dead wikis that don't appear on Google searches (but may still be available in the Internet Archive), it may not be possible for non-sysops to know what the content of the wiki was, since the URL won't be available. (Making the URL unavailable is the whole point of delisting it.) | I think that options #1 is preferable, and #2 would be my second choice since it would leave less room for sysop discretion. When sysops have discretion to delete pages based on their subjective interpretations of what the rules require to be excluded, often it is hard to hold them accountable. The user who originally created the page may be gone from the wiki by then, and no one else may remember what the page said or care enough about it to raise a fuss. Especially in the case of dead wikis that don't appear on Google searches (but may still be available in the Internet Archive), it may not be possible for non-sysops to know what the content of the wiki was, since the URL won't be available. (Making the URL unavailable is the whole point of delisting it.) | ||
Also, I think we should specify what content is specifically '''included'''. For example, how do we feel about vanity wikis? What about dead wikis? What about wikis we're unable to verify ever existed? What about very small, abortive projects that only had a few pages? | Also, I think we should specify what content is specifically '''included'''. For example, how do we feel about vanity wikis? What about dead wikis? What about wikis we're unable to verify ever existed? What about very small, abortive projects that only had a few pages? [[User:Leucosticte|Leucosticte]] ([[User talk:Leucosticte|talk]]) 15:32, 3 December 2014 (UTC) | ||