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Wikipedia:How-to was proposed for deletion. The result of the debate was NO CONSENSUS TO DELETE.
Apologize if this isn't proper process, but this seems like a reasonable venue for the discussion anyway. In VfD discussions, it is often stated that "How-To" articles do not belong in Wikipedia; it's usually suggested that they be transwikied to Wikibooks. If this is true, then something needs to be done about Wikipedia:How-to. This page positively encourages the creation of how-to articles. The clear inference is that such articles are acceptable in Wikipedia.
If such articles "do" belong in Wikipedia then let's vote to keep Wikipedia:How-to—and also stop citing "it's a how-to" as a reason to transWiki or delete.
On the other hand, if these articles do not belong in Wikipedia, then this article's contents should be transwikied to Wikibooks and replaced with an explanation and a link. [[User:Dpbsmith| Dpbsmith (talk)]] 19:50, 30 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Jamesday reverted my rewrite to the page, noting that this was a change in policy without a vote. I thought I had read somewhere that it had been explicitly decided that howtos are not for wikipedia but are for wikibooks, so my rewriting of this page was based on the idea that this page simply had never been updated to agree with that consensus. I'm going to double check on it -- it's late where I am, and I'm about to head to bed, but sometime tomorrow I'll see if I can find the policy I thought I read. If it's there, we should probably reapply my changes, if not, we should definitely keep the old version unless said conclusion is strongly implied, and then we'll have a discussion, and in either case I will apologise for my error in thinking it decided. -- Improv 07:46, 4 Nov 2004 (UTC)
This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like other '/delete' pages is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion or on the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.
This page is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Wikipedia:How-to was proposed for deletion. The result of the debate was NO CONSENSUS TO DELETE.
Apologize if this isn't proper process, but this seems like a reasonable venue for the discussion anyway. In VfD discussions, it is often stated that "How-To" articles do not belong in Wikipedia; it's usually suggested that they be transwikied to Wikibooks. If this is true, then something needs to be done about Wikipedia:How-to. This page positively encourages the creation of how-to articles. The clear inference is that such articles are acceptable in Wikipedia.
If such articles "do" belong in Wikipedia then let's vote to keep Wikipedia:How-to—and also stop citing "it's a how-to" as a reason to transWiki or delete.
On the other hand, if these articles do not belong in Wikipedia, then this article's contents should be transwikied to Wikibooks and replaced with an explanation and a link. [[User:Dpbsmith| Dpbsmith (talk)]] 19:50, 30 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Jamesday reverted my rewrite to the page, noting that this was a change in policy without a vote. I thought I had read somewhere that it had been explicitly decided that howtos are not for wikipedia but are for wikibooks, so my rewriting of this page was based on the idea that this page simply had never been updated to agree with that consensus. I'm going to double check on it -- it's late where I am, and I'm about to head to bed, but sometime tomorrow I'll see if I can find the policy I thought I read. If it's there, we should probably reapply my changes, if not, we should definitely keep the old version unless said conclusion is strongly implied, and then we'll have a discussion, and in either case I will apologise for my error in thinking it decided. -- Improv 07:46, 4 Nov 2004 (UTC)
This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like other '/delete' pages is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion or on the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.