I won't touch the school issue anymore because it's so damn
controversial, but...
I'd like to note that any deficiency in information on locations on
Wikipedia does not stem from most deletionists. Even RickK votes to keep
articles on places, no matter how small in terms of area or population.
Rather, the problem stems from a lack of contributors from other countries.
Addressing issues such as deficiencies in several non-geek areas is
beyond the purview of any deletion debate (except, maybe on schools).
It's more of an issue about attracting non-geek contributors.
John Lee
([[User:Johnleemk]])
Nicholas Knight wrote:
Mark Richards wrote:
You're right, the majority of users find
obscure maths
and computing subjects more interesting than real
places.
I *would* like to emphasize the point Mark is making here, and add to
it: Finding solid, *accurate* information online about technical
subjects is *incredibly* easy in comparison to finding information
about real places that aren't ultra-famous and other non-technical
subjects.
If I'm looking for information on a technical subject, I head to
google, and only look to Wikipedia if it turns out to be hard to find
(at which point Wikipedia doesn't usually have any useful information
on it, but sometimes I get lucky).
If I'm looking for information on a country or a person, I go straight
to Wikipedia. It usually has enough to get me started, at least. If it
had information on every local school in the world, it'd be even more
useful.