[WikiEN-l] Rampant Deletionism

Sat Nov 8 22:20:12 UTC 2003

>
> > Jake Nelson wrote:
> >
> >> I've seen a lot of dodging of the "what does it hurt?" question, the 
>most
> >> I've seen is "it DOES hurt" or "it doesn't belong in an encyclopedia". 
>The
> >> first response isn't an answer, and begs the question to be repeated. 
>As to
> >> the second... what do you define an encyclopedia as? LKWR is the only 
>one
> >> I've seen outline criteria (back on 10/31), 4 of which describe 
>Wikipedia
> >> excellently, and I disagree with the other 2.
> >>
> >>
> > My main question is that it makes Wikipedia look ridiculous, and makes
> > information harder to find.  If I search for "Michael Jordan" and get
> > 4,000 results consisting of every person who has ever been named
> > "Michael Jordan", that's *much* less useful than the current state, and
> > a bit laughable.  Wikipedia is not a geneological database after all.
> >
>The Cunctator stated
>This is a straw man argument.

That is The Cunc's usual reply. Don't make a credible case, just call your 
opponent's argument a "straw man" argument.  'Nuff said. Any chance of a 
more detailed argument rather than an empty cliché, Cunc?

JT

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