On Sep 18, 2007, at 12:49 AM, J.L.W.S. The Special One wrote:
Deletionism worsens systemic bias. As a young Singaporean who contributes to articles pertaining to the Little Red Dot,
No idea what that is....
I was dismayed to find out that many articles on notable Singaporean topics have been nominated for deletion (or even speedy deleted) by Wikipedians who know nothing about Singapore. I could provide many examples, but I believe the four below would suffice: Last year, Nehwyn nominated many articles on Singaporean shopping malls for deletion. These included [[Suntec City Mall]] (which holds the world's largest fountain).
Uhm, do you have encyclopedias there (I assume so), and do they list shopping malls?
After a bitter dispute with an SGpedian on [[Singapore Airlines]], Russavia nominated many articles on Singaporean hotels for deletion. These included [[Shangri-La Hotel Singapore]] (the flagship hotel of the Shangri-La group).
Does your encyclopedia list hotels, too?
Xiaxue - Singapore's top blogger. Claims to notability:
Does your encyclopedia list bloggers, too?
Chen Liping - one of Singapore's top actresses. Claims to notability:
Does your encyclopedia list actresses, too?
Before nominating an article for deletion, or speedy deleting an article, on the grounds of non-notability, please do a quick Internet search (which may reveal sources that establish its notability) and ask a relevant WikiProject (which may know more than you do).
Something I'm curious about, does the concept of "encyclopedia" mean mean things in many cultures, where in some, a blogger or hotel or shopping mall is information to be preserved for hundreds of years?
-Bop