Peititon for Wikpedia to become first digital World Heritage Site

Re:Peititon for Wikpedia to become first digital World Herit... by tshtf on Tuesday May 24, 2011 @08:45AM (#2579575)

Will UNESCO stop the rampant deletionism if Wikipedia becomes a World Heritage Site?

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Re:Peititon for Wikpedia to become first digital World Herit... by bane on Tuesday May 24, 2011 @09:31AM (#2579703)

It's a good question. Suppose somebody went to a physical WHS and started removing parts of the structure they didn't think were necessary.

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Re:Peititon for Wikpedia to become first digital World Herit... by brightbyte on Tuesday May 24, 2011 @03:27PM (#2581215)

this is about protecting the culture, not the content, of wikipedia. and the ongoing deletionism vs. inclusionism-debate is part of that culture (and so are edit wars, i'm afraid...)

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Re:Peititon for Wikpedia to become first digital World Herit... by brudgers on Tuesday May 24, 2011 @09:19AM (#2579663)

[snark]Yes, Pokemon scholarship will continue to flourish. [/snark]

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