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Apocalypse

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Wikipedia Article
« on: September 28, 2008, 03:25:31 PM »
I know this is a well worn subject but I really think some members of the community should get together and make a new article for Paintball. I find it rather annoying that it's not there.

IronFist

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Re: Wikipedia Article
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2008, 03:59:14 PM »
It will just keep getting deleted. Some people feel it's their job to delete up-and-coming articles that lack a diverse pool of sources.

I'm surprised Tremulous is making it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremulous

Other articles that I consider way less notable and verifiable than DP exist fine on WP -- e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Selection_2

I think some people just get massive boners for deleting articles that serve a sizable population. Nothing is more fun than deletion flame wars, and when you've got the WP rules on your side ("not enough sources!", "magazines don't count!", "not notable!"), you can't go wrong.

Rant inspired by: http://news.slashdot.org/news/08/09/21/2342226.shtml