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. . . in particular the older the better or the previously attempted.
I see deorphaning one way or the other as a means of getting the wikicommunity's attention to articles. Many such articles have been languishing as forgotten relics for a long time. Linking them into another article hopefully triggers other, more subject literate, editors to look and may spark them to check the up-to-then-orphan article's relevance and act to improve or remove the article or link it in more appropriately.
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If I get really really desperate, and I cannot find a way to de-orphan an article, and it is struggling for notability, I will {{ PROD}} it, but to do so will also probably mean it has been stagnant for several years too. And that too may get someone's attention?
Account declaration
This user has multiple accounts on Wikipedia, to keep the type of work done separate.
What I do
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| This user is a member of WikiProject Orphanage. You can help! |
. . . in particular the older the better or the previously attempted.
I see deorphaning one way or the other as a means of getting the wikicommunity's attention to articles. Many such articles have been languishing as forgotten relics for a long time. Linking them into another article hopefully triggers other, more subject literate, editors to look and may spark them to check the up-to-then-orphan article's relevance and act to improve or remove the article or link it in more appropriately.
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Orphan | This user is determined to reduce the orphaned pages backlog. |
If I get really really desperate, and I cannot find a way to de-orphan an article, and it is struggling for notability, I will {{ PROD}} it, but to do so will also probably mean it has been stagnant for several years too. And that too may get someone's attention?