[Wikipedia-l] Deletions

Toby Bartels toby+wikipedia at math.ucr.edu
Mon Sep 23 21:41:15 UTC 2002


Fred Bauder wrote:

>Khendon wrote:

>>I'm not convinced it works that way, inexperienced wikipedian that I am.
>>Speaking personally, if I notice a "full" link then I'll likely as not
>>pass over it. If I notice an "empty" link then I'm much more likely to
>>consider whether I could write an article on the subject.

>I would say it is a good habit to check out articles on subjects of
>interest. Especially in areas of expertise.

When I started out with Wikipedia, that's just what I did.
It quickly became unworkable -- I guess that I have too much expertise.

I always thought that orange for tiny stubs proposal was ugly,
but to be honest, I would probably follow those links most readily.


-- Toby



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