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::In the present cases, articles on wiki users are being created by someone who has specific interest in the users, often involved in conflict with the user, or frustrated that a debate was avoided. The information presented is highly selected, presenting a user with a complex history as if he could be reduced to a few highly selected snippets. | ::In the present cases, articles on wiki users are being created by someone who has specific interest in the users, often involved in conflict with the user, or frustrated that a debate was avoided. The information presented is highly selected, presenting a user with a complex history as if he could be reduced to a few highly selected snippets. | ||
::If the article is worth keeping, yes, the intention of the creator becomes irrelevant. But what I've begun to do is to examine a ''pattern of behavior,'' that will, if allowed to continue, foster, invite, and amplify disruption here. | ::If the article is worth keeping, yes, the intention of the creator becomes irrelevant. But what I've begun to do is to examine a ''pattern of behavior,'' that will, if allowed to continue, foster, invite, and amplify disruption here. | ||
::It is not that it is impossible for this wiki to host "wiki criticism." It is that the structure here is not designed to handle it. Lecuosticte is acting outside of traditions here. The page on [[:Category:Wiki | ::It is not that it is impossible for this wiki to host "wiki criticism." It is that the structure here is not designed to handle it. Lecuosticte is acting outside of traditions here. The page on [[:Category:Wiki people]], which he attempted to change, has | ||
:::''this is a list of people who consider themselves to be part of the wiki community and their associations to various Wiki sites | :::''this is a list of people who consider themselves to be part of the wiki community and their associations to various Wiki sites | ||
:::''Please add your name to this list by creating a new page for yourself. | :::''Please add your name to this list by creating a new page for yourself. | ||
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==Wiki people== | ==Wiki people== | ||
Perhaps you'd care to weigh in on [[WikiIndex talk:Community portal#Criteria for Wiki | Perhaps you'd care to weigh in on [[WikiIndex talk:Community portal#Criteria for Wiki people pages|this discussion]]. [[User:Leucosticte|Leucosticte]] ([[User talk:Leucosticte|talk]]) 20:02, 24 December 2014 (UTC) | ||
==Two concerns== | ==Two concerns== | ||
So, Koavf is concerned about WikiIndex being used to promote users and wikis, while you're concerned about WikiIndex being used to denigrate users and wikis. {{u|MarvelZuvembie}} was saying, "Wiki | So, Koavf is concerned about WikiIndex being used to promote users and wikis, while you're concerned about WikiIndex being used to denigrate users and wikis. {{u|MarvelZuvembie}} was saying, "Wiki people pages were originally generated by the people themselves. I think it should stay that way. That's my criteria" while it seemed like Koavf's concern was that if people created pages on themselves, they would tend to be self-promotional. | ||
Basically, it sounds like the only people who can create anything here are those who have no agenda, but why would such people bother? People usually create content about stuff they're interested in, whether because they have a strong like or dislike for it. It's kinda similar to how survey results tend to be biased either extremely positively or extremely negatively, because the only people who bother to fill out surveys are usually customers who are either extremely pleased or displeased with a company's product. | Basically, it sounds like the only people who can create anything here are those who have no agenda, but why would such people bother? People usually create content about stuff they're interested in, whether because they have a strong like or dislike for it. It's kinda similar to how survey results tend to be biased either extremely positively or extremely negatively, because the only people who bother to fill out surveys are usually customers who are either extremely pleased or displeased with a company's product. | ||