[WikiEN-l] Kris Straub PWNZed Wikipedia

[Ray Saintonge]

Jeff Raymond wrote:

>MacGyverMagic/Mgm wrote:
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>>He tricked the real people in this debate because they were simply sloppy in
>>handling it.
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>Sure, but he also proved something - he knows that Wikipedia believes - 
>falsely - that webcomics aren't "notable," and that he can say anything 
>about any webcomic and likely get it deleted.
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>>The rules are fine as they are as long as the deleting admin actually
>>applies them.
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>Yeah, but that can't be trusted anymore, either.  Look at how the DRV is 
>going for it.  Look at how the DRV is going for Gregory Kohs.  It 
>doesn't matter if the rules are applied properly, it simply matters as 
>to whether the rules are applied in a way that fits Wikipedia's biases 
>in some subject areas.
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I would be inclined to distinguish between Wikipedia's biases and the 
biases of some Wikipedians.

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