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        <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr" lang="en"><div class="mw-parser-output"><p>"<b>Deletion Gestapo</b>" and "<b>Deletion Na<!--language filter-->zi</b>" are terms used by frustrated contributors to <i><a href="/wiki/Wiki" title="Wiki">Wiki</a></i>-type websites and <a href="/wiki/Blog" title="Blog">blogs</a>, referring to any (allegedly) overly-exuberant contributor who is quick to delete Wiki articles or blog entries.
</p><p>This article focuses on <i><a href="/wiki/Wiki" title="Wiki">Wiki</a></i>s rather than blogs.
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Origin_of_the_Terms"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Origin of the Terms</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Opposing_Viewpoints"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Opposing Viewpoints</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Neutrality_considered"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Neutrality considered</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Reasons_for_Deletion"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Reasons for Deletion</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Reasons_for_Inclusion"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Reasons for Inclusion</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Other_deletionism"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Other deletionism</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#YouTube_links"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">YouTube links</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Screenshots"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">Screenshots</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Neutrality"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Neutrality</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Origin_of_the_Terms">Origin of the Terms</span></h2>
<p>The "<b>Deletion Gestapo</b>" and "<b>Deletion Na<!--language filter-->zi</b>" terms (and sometimes "Deletion Police" or "Deletion Mafia") came about largely due to repeated frustration by online encyclopedia and blog contributors who have their entries deleted or flagged for deletion.<sup id="cite_ref-Nelson_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nelson-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Cohen_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cohen-2">[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mediashift_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mediashift-3">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-slashdot_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slashdot-4">[4]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-August_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-August-5">[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup>  Also known in more civil terms as "deletionists",<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> some related terms, <i>"revert wars"</i> and <i>"<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_war" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Edit war">edit wars</a></i>" were coined  referring to situations where contributors fight madly to change articles back and forth.<sup id="cite_ref-Hafner_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hafner-10">[10]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup>
</p><p>Academic blogger and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Vexi&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Vexi (page does not exist)">Vexi/XWT</a> project originator Adam Megacz uses the term <b>Deletion Gestapo</b> to refer to people who delete "anything that can’t be validated using the first four hits from a one-word search on Google."<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup>  He continues: "Kinda sad. I stopped contributing [to Wikipedia] regularly a while ago because keeping up with deletions/alterations by the librarian types got to be too much effort.  These people cause real problems for any sort of material that isn’t taught in high school."  Many Wikipedia contributors feel the same frustration, and simply quit contributing.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Opposing_Viewpoints">Opposing Viewpoints</span></h3>
<p>It has been postulated that psychological reasons for squabbling amongst Wikipedia contributors and recalcitrant viewpoints regarding edits or article "keep/delete" decisions revolve around the concept that "<i>people love to get power and hate to give it up</i>".<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup>  One group favoring <i>deletionism</i><a class="external autonumber" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deletionism">[5]</a> is the Association of Deletionist Wikipedians, whose goals are to "outpace rampant inclusionism," and to create "a quality encyclopedia containing as little junk as possible".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup>  The association has been called "a cantankerous collective"<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup>, and a group that has "a bias towards deletion even in light of majority <i>Keep</i> votes".<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup>
</p><p>On the other side of this philosophy is the Association of Inclusionist Wikipedians<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> who want to focus on making articles as good as possible, and building the body of knowledge rather than focus on deleting.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup>  Wikipedia Founder <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Wales" title="Jimmy Wales">Jimmy Wales</a> has publicly expressed the desire to encompass "the full body of human knowledge" made available to the entire world, and in hundreds of languages.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup>
<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Neutrality_considered">Neutrality considered</span></h3>
<p>Holding the middle-ground view is The Association of Mergist Wikipedians who believe "some information is notable and encyclopedic and therefore has a place on Wikipedia, much of it is not notable enough to warrant its own article and is therefore best merged".<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Reasons_for_Deletion">Reasons for Deletion</span></h2>
<p>Roughly 4,000 articles are added to Wikipedia each day, and about half that number are deleted that same day.<sup id="cite_ref-Cohen_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cohen-2">[2]</a></sup>   There are many valid reasons for contributors to flag pages for deletion:
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<ul><li>Obvious reasons -- for instance, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism">Vandalism</a> of a page, or <a href="/wiki/Flaming_(Internet)" title="Flaming (Internet)">flaming</a>. Other obvious reasons:<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup></li></ul>
<dl><dd><ul><li>Advertising</li>
<li>Propaganda or advocacy</li>
<li>Violation of copyright</li>
<li>Content, especially negative content, that is not verifiable to a reliable source</li></ul></dd></dl>
<ul><li>Inappropriate for an encyclopaedia.  From <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_deletion_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions">Wikipedia</a>, "<i>Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia. This means that lots of things that are useful are excluded because they don't belong in an encyclopaedia. A list of all the phone numbers in New York would be useful, but are not included because Wikipedia is not a directory (we have Yellowikis for that). A page defining the word useful would be useful but is not included because Wikipedia is not a dictionary (we have Wiktionary for that). A guide to the best restaurants in Paris would be useful but is not included because Wikipedia is not a travel guide (there is a Wikitravel for that)</i>."</li></ul>
<ul><li>Minimum threshold of notability - contributors may flag such articles for deletion from a Wiki.  For Wikipedia, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability" title="Wikipedia:Notability">Wikipedia:Notability</a>.</li></ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Reasons_for_Inclusion">Reasons for Inclusion</span></h2>
<p>There are many "inclusionist" arguments from Deletion Gestapo "victims".  Writers often speak of how powerfully liberating their first contribution felt.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup>  Similarly, writers can feel frustrated, disempowered, and victimized after creating an article, only to see it disappear, even when sufficiently cited and notable according to official <i> 'pedia</i> policies.  Writers justify their position by quoting the various policies for <i>inclusion</i> and <i>deletion</i>:
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<b>For <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> policies:</b>
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<ul><li><b>Decorum and politeness</b>.  Wikipedia urges any contributor to read the <i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Deletion">Wikipedia:Deletion</a></i> policy before deleting or nominating an article for deletion. It says "When in doubt, discuss first on the talk page."  (Discussing on the talk page before flagging for deletion is rarely done.)</li></ul>
<ul><li><b>Policies and guidelines</b>. Wikipedia encourages contributors to "edit in <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith">good faith</a>," show civility, seek consensus, and work towards the goal of creating a great encyclopedia<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup>.</li></ul>
<ul><li><b>Criteria for notability</b>.  <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:N" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:N">Wikipedia policy on notability</a> says that "<i>notable</i>" is defined as "worthy of being noted" or "attracting notice"; it is not synonymous with "fame" or "importance". This defense is given when the person flagging the deletion claims that an article is "minor" or "isn't needed". (There are no WP criteria for whether an article is "<i>needed</i>".)  Notability criteria do not equate to personal or biased considerations, such as: "never heard of this," or "page does not meet the Wikipedia notability requirements" without explaining why.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup></li></ul>
<ul><li><b>Wikipedia goal</b>.  <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Missing_encyclopedic_articles" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles">Wikipedia's goal</a> is stated as follows: "The goal of this project is to ensure that Wikipedia has a corresponding article for every article in every other general purpose encyclopedia available...".</li></ul>
<p><b>For <a href="/wiki/Wiktionary" title="Wiktionary">Wiktionary</a> policies:</b>
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<ul><li>"<b>All words</b>" policy.  "As an international dictionary, Wiktionary is intended to include 'all words in all languages'"<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup></li></ul>
<ul><li>"<b>Multilingual</b>". "Wiktionary is, above all, a multilingual dictionary".<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup></li></ul>
<p>Wiktionary criteria for <i>exclusion</i> cites such things as vandalism, protologisms, "belongs in Wikisaurus", and Wiktionary is "not an encyclopedia", etc.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Other_deletionism">Other deletionism</span></h2>
<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="YouTube_links">YouTube links</span></h4>
<p>Many contributors delete <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> links, (incorrectly) citing WP Youtube policy, which was only proposed - and rejected.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Screenshots">Screenshots</span></h4>
<p>The policy for <a href="/wiki/Screenshots" class="mw-redirect" title="Screenshots">Screenshots</a> is clouded by legal issues of copyright.  Screenshots and other art are often deleted from Wiki articles for copyright concerns.  Wikipedia policy may be found at this link: [<a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Image_use_policy">[6]</a>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Neutrality">Neutrality</span></h2>
<p>Maintaining a <a href="/wiki/Neutral_point_of_view" class="mw-disambig" title="Neutral point of view">neutral point of view</a> in articles can be difficult for any knowledgeable or passionate writer, but is essential.  <i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NPOV" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NPOV">WP:NPOV</a></i> policy requires views to be represented without bias.  Types of bias include: <a href="/wiki/Social_class" title="Social class">Class</a>, <a href="/wiki/Corporatism" title="Corporatism">Commercial advertising</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ethnicity" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnicity">Ethnic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Racism" title="Racism">racial</a>: <a href="/wiki/Racism" title="Racism">racism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CSB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CSB">Geographical</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nationalism" title="Nationalism">Nationalistic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gender" title="Gender">Gender</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Political" class="mw-redirect" title="Political">Political</a>.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Footnotes">Footnotes</span></h2>
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<li id="cite_note-Nelson-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Nelson_1-0" aria-label="Jump up" title="Jump up">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1067248974">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:#d33}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:#d33}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#3a3;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}</style><cite id="CITEREFNelson2006" class="citation book cs1">Nelson, Thomas (2006). <i>Understanding the Information Reformation That's Changing Your World</i> (New&nbsp;ed.). <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&nbsp;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0785288046" title="Special:BookSources/978-0785288046"><bdi>978-0785288046</bdi></a>.</cite><Deletion_gestapo</span>
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<li id="cite_note-Cohen-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Cohen_2-0"><span class="cite-accessibility-label">Jump up to: </span><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cohen_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1067248974"><cite id="CITEREFCohen,_Noam2006" class="citation news cs1">Cohen, Noam (October 8, 2006). "<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>"Word for Word: Wikipedia Wars"<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>". New York Times. p.&nbsp;4.7. ISSN 03624331.</cite><Deletion_gestapo <span class="error mw-ext-cite-error" dir="ltr" lang="en"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r990964619">.mw-parser-output .brokenref{display:none}</style><span class="brokenref">Cite error: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r990964619"><span class="brokenref">The named reference "Cohen" was defined multiple times with different content (see the <a href="/wiki/Help:Cite_errors/Cite_error_references_duplicate_key" title="Help:Cite errors/Cite error references duplicate key">help page</a>).</span></span></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-mediashift-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-mediashift_3-0" aria-label="Jump up" title="Jump up">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1067248974"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2006/04/digging_deepermyspace_wikipedi.html">"Mediashift, <i>"MySpace, Wikipedia Cope With Growing Pains"</i> by Mark Glaser ["<i>deletion gestapo</i>"]"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081006133019/http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2006/04/digging_deepermyspace_wikipedi.html">Archived</a> from the original on 2008-10-06<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2022-06-25</span></span>.</cite><Deletion_gestapo</span>
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<li id="cite_note-slashdot-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-slashdot_4-0" aria-label="Jump up" title="Jump up">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1067248974"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://slashdot.org/articles/05/10/18/2135219.shtml">"Wikipedia Founder Sees Serious Quality Problems ["...the 'vote for <i>Deletion Na<!--language filter-->zis</i>"]"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220625124736/https://slashdot.org/story/05/10/18/2135219/wikipedia-founder-sees-serious-quality-problems">Archived</a> from the original on 2022-06-25.</cite><Deletion_gestapo</span>
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<li id="cite_note-August-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-August_5-0" aria-label="Jump up" title="Jump up">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1067248974"><cite id="CITEREFAugust" class="citation web cs1">August, John. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://johnaugust.com/archives/2006/introducing-jawiki">"Introducing jaWiki ["<i>Deletion Na<!--language filter-->zis</i>"]"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100205052003/http://johnaugust.com/archives/2006/introducing-jawiki">Archived</a> from the original on 2010-02-05.</cite><Deletion_gestapo</span>
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<li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6" aria-label="Jump up" title="Jump up">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.pixelmutt.blogspot.com/">[1]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220331084839/http://pixelmutt.blogspot.com/">Archived</a> 2022-03-31 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Pixelmutt, "Attention: Moron Alert" ["<i>Deletion Police</i>"]</span>
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<li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7" aria-label="Jump up" title="Jump up">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://forums.puzzlepirates.com/community/mvnforum/printthread;jsessionid=2qkcdnjf86lr0?thread=38493&amp;offset=30">[2]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120208154028/http://forums.puzzlepirates.com/community/mvnforum/printthread;jsessionid=2qkcdnjf86lr0?thread=38493&amp;offset=30">Archived</a> 2012-02-08 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>  MVN Forum, "Piratical Parley and Politics," Thread: Wiki Stupidity ["<i>deletion police</i>"]</span>
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<li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8" aria-label="Jump up" title="Jump up">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://rubechat.kfan.com">[3]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170607014935/http://rubechat.kfan.com/">Archived</a> 2017-06-07 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Rubechat, "re: Challenge to the admins"</span>
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<li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9" aria-label="Jump up" title="Jump up">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a class="external autonumber" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deletionist">[4]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220603235346/https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deletionist">Archived</a> 2022-06-03 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Wikipedia:Deletionist</span>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span></h2>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.freethehops.org/board/viewtopic.php?p=6079&amp;sid=b3683aaa02413e8936d483bfd27c25fe">[7]</a> The Hops Community ["...deletion Na<!--language filter-->zi and needs to be put in check."]</li>
<li><a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/deletionist">[8]</a>  Deletionist at <a href="/wiki/Wiktionary" title="Wiktionary">Wiktionary</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://the-manchester-morgue.blogspot.com/2006/12/morgue-wants-youto-try-and-help-me-out.html">[9]</a>  The Morgue Wants You.....to try and help me out with some requests ["deletion-Na<!--language filter-->zis"]</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/iandouglas/sep2007/wiki-delete.htm">[10]</a> Daily Telegraph (UK) blog article which suggests that over-enthusiastic deletionists are causing Wikipedia to stagnate.</li></ul>
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