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<DIV><FONT size=2>I'm getting annoyed at the plethora of "Usenet" style
discussions happening all over the place. Not so much that they are happening (I
think this is unavoidable) but that there is no organisation in place to
accommodate it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>To distinguish between the Wikipedia (as an information
resource) and the "Community involved in an encyclopaedia project" I would like
to propose the creation of five pages (some already exist):</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Wikipedia Policy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Wikipedia Commentary</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Wikipedia Community</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Wikipedia Discussion</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Wikipedia Utilities</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Each of these can have numerous sub-pages. Many pages which
are floating around as distinct entries can be re-classified under these five
headings. This will also discourage people from creating "meta-pages" as
distinct encyclopaedia headings (eg. my own creation - [[Page titles to be
deleted]])</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Wikipedia Policy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> /Neutral point of view</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> /To delete or not delete</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> /Permanent deletion of pages</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> /Wiki administrators</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> /(etc)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>Wikipedia Commentary</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> This page should be restored to its
original intent - the publishing of editorial articles, free of the constraints
of NPOV.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Wikipedia Community</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> /Wikipedians (and associated existing
subpages)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> /Wikipediholic</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> /Wikipedia-L</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> /other pages related to the community of
editors, public notices not relevant to the reader community, etc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Wikipedia Discussion</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> /all the pages related to discussing the
evolution of Wikipedia...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I know Larry is against this idea in principle, but face it -
it will always happen. At least this way it is centralised and we will only shit
in a small corner of the nest, as opposed to everywhere now.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Wikipedia Utilities</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> /page titles to be deleted</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> /personal subpages to be
deleted</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> /statistics</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> /friends of Wikipedia</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> /(etc)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>*****************<BR>Manning Bartlett<BR>Senior Business
Intelligence Consultant<BR>EMC Global Pty Ltd<BR>Sydney Australia</FONT></DIV>
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