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Node.js wikipedia entry marked for deletion for not being notable

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Re: Node.js wikipedia entry marked for deletion for not being notable

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Post by compuguy »

trafficlight wrote: post #6
cdr wrote: post #3

The culprit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Mootros

I don't see why any of those articles should be deleted.

Wikipedia can be a complex, and confusing place. I've edited several articles, and I still don't get their culture....

Re: Node.js wikipedia entry marked for deletion for not being notable

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Post by silentbicycle »

Is it notable, though? Serious question.

I mean, Twisted and Tornado have actual references. (Eventmachine does not, but whatever.)

Node currently has two, one of which is a linkbait-y post on readwriteweb, the other is an extremely meager wiki template page. Ergo, it isn't notable.

Re: Node.js wikipedia entry marked for deletion for not being notable

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Post by aberkowitz »

derleth wrote: post #15

Let's not go nuts about this, OK? Like it or not, Wikipedia is the web's jumping-off point for serious knowledge about a given subject, especially technical subjects, and having citations in the article gives people reasonable places to jump off to. So don't spam the deletion discussion. Add good citations and references instead.

I don't advocate going nuts about it, but Wikipedia's deletion policies often lead to the permanent removal of interesting topics.

There are things that I have learned from Wikipedia that no one else will ever be able to read - because some arbitrary decision maker decided it wasn't important. That's what frustrates people.

Re: Node.js wikipedia entry marked for deletion for not being notable

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Post by davidclopez »

danielle17 wrote: post #27
davidclopez wrote: post #25

any of you noticed that there was an entry citing that node.js is a "useless event-driven I/O framework" ? http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Node.js&oldid=...

saw that, looks like it is fixed now

it's funny. because I was actually viewing the wiki page before I saw this post. Had it open in another tab, and when I went back to it to read it I found the little surprise left by some troll.

Re: Node.js wikipedia entry marked for deletion for not being notable

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Post by dexen »

aberkowitz wrote: post #28
derleth wrote: post #15

Let's not go nuts about this, OK? Like it or not, Wikipedia is the web's jumping-off point for serious knowledge about a given subject, especially technical subjects, and having citations in the article gives people reasonable places to jump off to. So don't spam the deletion discussion. Add good citations and references instead.

I don't advocate going nuts about it, but Wikipedia's deletion policies often lead to the permanent removal of interesting topics. There are things that I have learned from Wikipedia that no one else will ever be able to read - because some arbitrary decision maker decided it wasn't important. That's what frustrates people.

> (...) but Wikipedia's deletion policies often lead to the permanent removal of interesting topics.

Quite the opposite, in my experience. The policies are reasonable and help the content stay. However, they are subject to interpretation -- and some experienced users that prefer deletionism (``deletionists'') -- are able to game the system and get some content removed pretty much in spite of policies (at least its spirit).

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