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This '''WikiIndex community talk''' page is a space to ask a question when the question is not directed towards a [[:Category:Wiki People|individual person]] but towards the whole group; or if you don't know who to ask here at {{tag|WikiIndex}}.  A similar page with similar purposes is '''[[WikiIndex talk:Community portal]]'''.
This '''WikiIndex community talk''' page is a space to ask a question when the question is not directed towards a [[:Category:Wiki people|individual person]] but towards the whole group; or if you don't know who to ask here at {{tag|WikiIndex}}.  A similar page with similar purposes is '''[[WikiIndex talk:Community portal]]'''.


You may wish to type your question in the search box to see if there has been a question like yours before, or consult the [[WikiIndex:Frequently asked questions|WikiIndex FAQ]] – ''before'' you post a question here.
You may wish to type your question in the search box to see if there has been a question like yours before, or consult the [[WikiIndex:Frequently asked questions|WikiIndex FAQ]] – ''before'' you post a question here.
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:I believe that everything is on-topic somewhere [http://www.communitywiki.org/en/OnAndOffTopic].
:I believe that everything is on-topic somewhere [http://www.communitywiki.org/en/OnAndOffTopic].
:I would love for Mr. Obama to create a page at WikiIndex about himself, a page that would show the world that he is, in fact, one of the [[:Category:Wiki People]]
:I would love for Mr. Obama to create a page at WikiIndex about himself, a page that would show the world that he is, in fact, one of the [[:Category:Wiki people]]
:However, the WikiIndex is intended to be a index of wiki.
:However, the WikiIndex is intended to be a index of wiki.
:Since Mr. Obama is not, himself, a wiki, nor (yet) one of the [[:Category:Wiki People]], I don't think it is really appropriate for either of us to create an article about Mr. Obama here at WikiIndex.
:Since Mr. Obama is not, himself, a wiki, nor (yet) one of the [[:Category:Wiki people]], I don't think it is really appropriate for either of us to create an article about Mr. Obama here at WikiIndex.
:Until then, I think the best place at WikiIndex to put your list of links to wiki that have articles about Mr. Obama is in a "related wiki" section of the [[Obamapedia]] article at WikiIndex.
:Until then, I think the best place at WikiIndex to put your list of links to wiki that have articles about Mr. Obama is in a "related wiki" section of the [[Obamapedia]] article at WikiIndex.
:--[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 16:49, 31 December 2008 (EST)
:--[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 16:49, 31 December 2008 (EST)
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==To what extent is WikiIndex intended to serve as a 'meatball wiki'==
==To what extent is WikiIndex intended to serve as a 'meatball wiki'==
[[WikiIndex:Creating New Articles]] says, "Most of the articles created in this [[WikiIndex]] wiki will be about other individual [[wiki]]s. Please refer to [[WikiIndex:Add a Wiki]] for further information. Other very limited topics are also appropriate, about [[:Category:Wiki People|wiki people]], wiki terms, [[:Category:Wiki idea|wiki ideas]], and how to use this wiki. Please be restrained in adding such peripheral material."
[[WikiIndex:Creating New Articles]] says, "Most of the articles created in this [[WikiIndex]] wiki will be about other individual [[wiki]]s. Please refer to [[WikiIndex:Add a Wiki]] for further information. Other very limited topics are also appropriate, about [[:Category:Wiki people|wiki people]], wiki terms, [[:Category:Wiki idea|wiki ideas]], and how to use this wiki. Please be restrained in adding such peripheral material."


I notice that we don't actually have a lot of pages in [[:Category:Wiki concept]] and [[:Category:Wiki idea]]. To what extent is it actually encouraged to add these kinds of pages? There's a lot that one could write about wiki-philosophy, wiki norms, etc. However, I don't want to do it if it'll be frowned upon. A 'meatball wiki' is basically one that "describes the general tendencies observed on wikis and other on-line communities; for example the life cycles of wikis, and people's behavior on them." To what extent are you cool with hosting that kind of content? [[User:Leucosticte|Leucosticte]] ([[User talk:Leucosticte|talk]]) 07:31, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
I notice that we don't actually have a lot of pages in [[:Category:Wiki concept]] and [[:Category:Wiki idea]]. To what extent is it actually encouraged to add these kinds of pages? There's a lot that one could write about wiki-philosophy, wiki norms, etc. However, I don't want to do it if it'll be frowned upon. A 'meatball wiki' is basically one that "describes the general tendencies observed on wikis and other on-line communities; for example the life cycles of wikis, and people's behavior on them." To what extent are you cool with hosting that kind of content? [[User:Leucosticte|Leucosticte]] ([[User talk:Leucosticte|talk]]) 07:31, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

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