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Keep and rename I've
WP:TNTd the article and rewrote the whole thing from scratch, due to the previous version being chock full of irrelevant information and BLP violations. I'm fairly certain the article as it stands meets GNG, but it should probably be renamed something like "Racial bias in Wikipedia"
Bosstopher (
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23:12, 13 April 2015 (UTC)reply
I agree with Padenton, these articles can be merged into
Criticism of Wikipedia, there does not need to be a separate article for every issue on Wikipedia. (I can only imagine the number of ads the WMF would have to run to upgrade the servers to handle it).
Winner 42Talk to me!23:45, 13 April 2015 (UTC)reply
The criticism of wikipedia article is ridiculously long. The last thing we should do is bloat it with even more information. Articles on specific issues are necessary.
Bosstopher (
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23:49, 13 April 2015 (UTC)reply
Merge to
Criticism of Wikipedia - this article is not so large that it can't be merged, and let's be honest; half of what's there right now doesn't actually belong there, or at the very least, would be inappropriate for the Criticism article. There aren't so many reliable sources saying that Wikipedia has a racial bias that a separate article must be had. Also, having only one source backing up some pretty hefty claims is not a good way to go about things. As a minimum, this article needs to be renamed to Racial bias on Wikipedia.
Lukeno94(tell Luke off here)00:51, 14 April 2015 (UTC)reply
Keep. Eh. The rewritten version is an improvement. If we're going to have a gender bias article, I guess we might as well have a racial bias article, too. They both seem to be well-sourced and notable enough to survive at AfD. If people want to start up merge discussions on the appropriate talk pages, maybe they could get consensus there. I don't think we need one monstrous Criticism article. These are valid spinoffs in my opinion.
NinjaRobotPirate (
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05:35, 14 April 2015 (UTC)reply
Oppose Merge Not only is Criticism of Wikipedia a far too bloated article, this article covers more than just criticism. It provides theories that explain racial discrepancies and ways of tackling racial discrepancies. This isnt just a straight forward criticism article and neither is the criticism article.
Bosstopher (
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07:44, 14 April 2015 (UTC)reply
Maybe I am unsure of Pointy Motives. I actually think a lot of different articles are noteworthy. WP's guidelines were telling me he isn't as little is known about him and he is known for a single purpose. Possibly could have been merged into Boston Massacre. This article actually had a ton of sources including Forbes, Whitehouse.gov, and the NY Times. Which proved notability. There was also an article on Gender Bias on Wikipedia. This showed me that this was a possible good stand alone topic. I was surprised that such a huge site as wikipedia with so many editors didn't already have this article on it.
CrazyAces489 (
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14:24, 14 April 2015 (UTC)reply
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