deletionism

Secondly, I also agree that "deletionism", if taken to extremes, would be harmful to Wikipedia's value as an encyclopedia (such as it is).

P2P Foundation 2009

Secondly, I also agree that "deletionism", if taken to extremes, would be harmful to Wikipedia's value as an encyclopedia (such as it is).

P2P Foundation 2009

Although the rise of what we could call "deletionism" is perfectly understandable, it is nevertheless a disturbing development.

The Guardian World News 2009

The tragedy of deletionism is that it is an unintended consequence of technological developments that should in theory (and sometimes are in practice) be empowering and democratising.

The Guardian World News 2009

Of course even if deletionism is unethical and rude, that does not mean that those who practise it are themselves fundamentally unethical and rude.

The Guardian World News 2009

In the end, I think that is the best description for it: "a distraction"; for "inclusionism" vs. "deletionism" is a symptom, not a root problem.

P2P Foundation 2009

Now, of course, you can argue that even with deletionism, an appropriate democratic mechanism may have been selected, and that would have mitigated the rampant power abuse.

P2P Foundation 2009

But the biggest problem with deletionism is that it is unethical and rude.

The Guardian World News 2009

Sometime the difference is objective, but it can also be a design question and what deletionism does, is to artificially create a scarcity and hence a power mechanism where none was objectively necessary.

P2P Foundation 2009

Now, of course, you can argue that even with deletionism, an appropriate democratic mechanism may have been selected, and that would have mitigated the rampant power abuse.

P2P Foundation 2009