[WikiEN-l] Bigger or Better

[David Goodman]

It's always going to fluctuate, and those who want coverage of things
that interest them are always going to have to fight for it. It's the
nature of the system that there are no stable decisions. See for
example the deletion of Wikinfo on the 6th try after 1 previous no
consensus and 4 previous keeps , including the strong recommendation
of the closer at the 5th afd that it not be nominated again, and the
amazingly strong consensus against overturning the now final delete
from the 6th Afd at the ongoing Deletion review.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2008_July_27&action=edit&section=T-4

Those who want stability must stick to print, and resist the
temptation to buy new editions.

On 7/28/08, Bryan Derksen <bryan.derksen at shaw.ca> wrote:
> Matthew Brown wrote:
>> On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 5:59 AM, Jonathan Hughes <lifebaka at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Likely to be overturned at DRV very soon, just an FYI.
>>
>> Ah, good.
>
> I have long held the belief that Wikipedia tends to get things right
> eventually, and in general, even if one or two specific articles get
> improperly deleted in the immediate term. As long as we can hold off
> sweeping mass deletions and remain open to contributions from the
> general public I think that'll continue to be true, because people will
> continue to write about the things that they're interested in. Here's
> hoping.
>
>


-- 
David Goodman, Ph.D, M.L.S.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:DGG