[Wikipedia-l] recipes

Wed Jan 19 19:58:23 UTC 2005

I discovered today that recipes are now legally deleted from the english 
wikipedia where they are not welcome any more.

Still, I had the memory there was no clear agreement on doing so, and 
for months, there was a sort of balance with removing all those of minor 
dishes, while keeping those from typical ones.

When I tried to make a policy on the topic, clearly, there was no 
agreement. Neither to keep, neither to delete. Mostly two factions.

Today, I realised all had been deleted. I restored one and was 
immediately reverted by Gentgeen (of course, he is the one who deleted 
them) and he pointed to me a policy on "what Wikipedia is not".

On this page, it is written that recipes should not be kept in 
Wikipedia. So, now, Gentgeen has a argument to revert me, and possibly 
even the right to block me if I restore a recipe.

My question :

* why is it so that rules are written in the big book (what wikipedia is 
not) which makes reference, while these rules are not widely agreed on 
the project ? If not agreed but by a couple of bold people, should they 
be used to revert the others ?

I realised the recipes were not welcome any more at all today, because a 
couple of french people wish to delete them as well on the french 
wikipedia. And one of their arguments is that the english wikipedia 
decided to delete them (and so, they must be right !).

I removed the rule as is now, and asked the editor who initially added 
it to show me where this was supported initially.

Ant