New subject: Limits to fiction

20 Jan 2003

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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