The long term solution for this particular topic is for people to
start writing books about MUDs. One or two books by reputable
publishers with a chapter on that MUD would have made deletion
impossible. One or two anytime in the future will permit reinstating
the article.
If some Wikipedia admins want conventional sources, give them
conventional sources
On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Michel Vuijlsteke <wikipedia(a)zog.org> wrote:
2009/1/10 Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)fairpoint.net>
"Wikipedia editors should really have enough
knowledge about their
subject matter to make choices based on good judgement rather than strict
adherence to flawed guidelines. Any guideline, law or contract doesn't
absolve one from using one's brain — these things are just frameworks for
handling worst-case scenarios better.
http://www.unwesen.de/articles/wikipedia_on_mud_history
This is what is frustrating to me. Although I am not recognized expert on
MUDs, I know enough that the decision made is obviously wrong, while
those making the decision seem entirely innocent of the subject.
Oh, we shouldn't worry that there's a hole in Wikipedia MUD coverage where
Threshold used to be -- from the AfD:
- *KEEP*. Read all other MUDs in category, Threshold is definitely most
notable of them all with the most independent press coverage. [...]
- *Comment*
WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:OTHERSTUFFEXI…TS>,
for one; we'll get to deleting those other MUD articles in due
time, if it's
merited. [...]
I don't know know about any of you, but when the first thing on the closing
admin's talk page is "I have deleted over 1,700 pages on Wikipedia, through
C:CSD <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C:CSD> and
WP:AFD<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:AFD>FD>.
A very small percentage of that, 2-3%, have been listed at deletion
review<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:DRV>RV>,
and only a handful have been overturned -- and not a single one has been
because of "corruption" or bad
faith<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:AGF>.">.",
I get a really bad feeling.
Michel
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