What we're talking about here is the fact that there is not just one monolithic "the Wikipedia".
There are over one hundred (is it 200 yet?).
I'm sure notability is an issue in all Wikis.
I, for one, have heard of certain smaller Wikis which say "This topic is something our readers would never care about, we should delete it", knowing full well that it would be kept on the English Wikipedia because it is notable in _some_ sector of the world, just not their own.
Mark
On 20/04/07, Frederick Noronha fred@bytesforall.org wrote:
Well, I've faced issues with deletion of pages which deserve to be in the Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Fredericknoronha It might be that editors unfamiliar with a subject decide over the same. Also groups working in non-English languages seem to be having a more difficult time to stay on the Wikipedia. Likewise, those from smaller groups on the "periphery" and outside the bigger centres. --FN
On 21/04/07, Matthew Brown morven@gmail.com wrote:
On 4/20/07, J.L.W.S. The Special One hildanknight@gmail.com wrote:
Is systemic bias (due to poor judgements of notability) a problem unique to the English edition of Wikipedia?
I am not familiar with the systemic biases of Wikipedia editions I don't edit, but I'd suggest that while wider concerns about systemic bias are appropriate for this list, discussion about a specific incident might get a wider response on the list associated with the Wikipedia edition in question.
So it really depends on whether Frederick Noronha wishes to talk about the problem in general or wants to address that specific deletion.
-Matt
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