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(a)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(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/20/07, J.L.W.S. The Special One
<hildanknight(a)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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