[WikiEN-l] Re: Limits to fiction

[Sheldon Rampton]

Erik Moeller wrote:

>Instead of just *recommending* that we do not add fiction shared only 
>among a small number of participants, I suggest that we prohibit it 
>entirely or at least restrict it to single articles (e.g. "Star Wars fan 
>fiction"). This would allow us to quickly resolve many disputes caused by 
>people bent on adding fringe fictional material to Wikipedia.

Another possibility, that might mitigate the problem, would be to 
create a separate Wiki site for people who want to post fiction. As 
it happens, I've been toying with the idea of creating just such a 
site. There are people who *like* reading fiction and perhaps 
creating it collaboratively. Give them their own playground, and 
maybe they'll leave Wikipedia alone.
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