Re: [jdev] Wikipedia deletions

2009-12-21 Thread Brett Zamir
On 12/22/2009 2:05 AM, =?utf-8?Q? =C3=89ric=20Araujo =20 wrote: Does Mediawiki allow setting inter-wiki links between sites with unrelated domain names? That could come handy for visitors. Mediawiki software allows you to define your own inter-wiki links with wildcards and leading to any

Re: [jdev] Wikipedia deletions

2009-12-21 Thread Peter Saint-Andre
On 12/21/09 11:05 AM, =?utf-8?Q? =C3=89ric=20Araujo =20 wrote: > Howdy y’all > >> [snip psa] While we could spend a lot of time trying to fight these >> deletions, >> I think it would be more productive to move these pages over to wiki.xmpp.org >> and make that the most accurate source for inform

Re: [jdev] Wikipedia deletions

2009-12-21 Thread =C3=89ric=20Araujo
Howdy y’all > [snip psa] While we could spend a lot of time trying to fight these deletions, > I think it would be more productive to move these pages over to wiki.xmpp.org > and make that the most accurate source for information about XMPP technologies > (along with the regular xmpp.org site). T

Re: [jdev] Wikipedia deletions

2009-12-21 Thread Geof
Good points and discussion. In this case a center critical mass will probably prove more productive them dispersed bits of information. And it is difficult to "reason" with Wiki when they have their minds made up on something. Geof Lambert | 916.225.6769 Chat: Google Talk: geof.lambert Skype

[jdev] Wikipedia deletions

2009-12-21 Thread Peter Saint-Andre
Someone at Wikipedia is actively working to delete entries about various software projects that supposedly fail Wikipedia's "notability" test. Pages about some XMPP software projects have already been deleted (e.g., Coccinella) and it seems that others will be deleted in the near future (e.g., Exod