On 26/06/07, Adrian <aldebaer(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
The Cunctator schrieb:
> You have confirmed my fears that the result of
this proposal would be
> to grossly reduce the utility of Wikipedia's entries by merging and
> cutting them.
Hm.. the actual aim of the proposal is to improve
usability by improving
the organisation and clarifying the guidelines for arrangement of
existing material, and to counter unnecessary fragmentation that
currently (as perceived by me, at least) impedes usability both for
readers and for editors. In your opinion, is the deletionist/destructive
effect you expect unavoidable, or could the proposal be adjusted to
serve its intended purpose while at the same time avoiding overtly
strict rulings wrt notability?
Any time you read the word "notability", read it as "excuse to
delete." Because that's how the term originated in its usage as
Wikipedia jargon. That's all it means.
- d.