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It literally doesn't matter. A certain kind of Wikipedia editor only cares about deletionism, and will do any rules lawyering necessary to remove content they think isn't worthy.


Its a bit like law enforcement. Certain kind of police only care about arresting people, and will just summon any law necessary to justify the arrest. The question becomes on how we perceive the majority of cases, if the rule of law still function, and if the amount of energy to defends one own rights is justifiable in order to not leave the community and find a better place.

In the case of Wikipedia I usually find that significant contributions require some energy in order to convince others that it should be added to the project, but in the majority of cases the enforcement is done in good faith (like most of moderation here on HN).




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