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+-   Follow-up: Battling "Deletionism" at Wikip-> on Friday September 19 2008, @03:52PM Ian Lamont

Submitted by Ian Lamont on Friday September 19 2008, @03:52PM
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Ian Lamont writes "In a strange turn of events, the Wikipedia entry for Deletionpedia — an online archive of deleted Wikipedia articles — is now being considered for deletion. The entry for Deletionpedia was created shortly after the publication of an Industry Standard article and a discussion on Slashdot this week. Almost immediately, it was nominated for deletion, which has sparked a running debate about the importance of the Wikipedia entry, Deletionpedia, and the sources that reference it. At the heart of the debate is the concept of "Deletionism" running rampant among Wikipedia editors and administrators:

While the meta aspect of writing about the potential deletion of a Wikipedia page about a site containing deletions from Wikipedia surely isn't lost on those participating in the discussion, it seems the editors are caught in a Catch-22. If they do delete the entry at this point, are they not proving the Slashdot commenters right? Is a site like Deletionpedia important enough to warrant its own entry if for no other reason than to highlight the others who may follow the Wikipedia edit process and find it problematic?

For the time being, you can read the current version of the Deletionpedia entry, while the Wikipedia editors carry on the debate."
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