Call For Halt To Wikipedia Webcomic Deletions

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday October 30, 2007 @09:16PM from the deletionism-rampant dept.

ObsessiveMathsFreak writes "Howard Tayler, the webcomic artist of Schlock Mercenary fame, is calling on people not to donate money during the latest Wikimedia Foundation fund-raiser. This is to protest the 'notability purges' taking place throughout Wikipedia, where articles are being removed en-masse by what many see as overzealous admins. The webcomic community in particular has long felt slighted by the application of Wikipedia's contentious Notability policy. Wikinews reporters have recently begun investigating this issue, but are the admins listening?"

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Re:So what makes your comic so special? by BadAnalogyGuy · 2007-10-30 21:33 · Score: 5, Funny

I got a note from your mom saying I'm notable. But it's not worth anything. She gives it to all the guys.
Re:Admins to blame? by Gloy · 2007-10-30 22:59 · Score: 5, Funny

This is slashdot. Tildes do not work here.
Re:Troll? by puppetluva · 2007-10-30 23:58 · Score: 5, Funny

People marked it a troll because Slashdot doesn't have an option to mark the posting "not notable".