Hi all!As a Wiki user and contributor (basically translations) I am following all the discussion on the new Wiki (with a delay) with great interest.
May I ask a clarification on one point? (sorry if I did not understand) On 28/07/25 20:44, Andrew Sayers wrote:
Some pages should be deleted when they're no longer current (e.g. Multiarch/Compiling is now inherently misleading), others are still good if properly contextualised (e.g. Packaging/Intro helps newbies so long as they know it's from 2010). DebianInstaller/SHA1Removal was brought up as an edge case - some people see it as a historical document about a particular era of Debian, others see it as an unfinished list of out-of-date information.
I am all for removal of outdated contents. I think that, as pointed out elsewhere, the fact that people (me included) always felt uneasy with deleting what others have created, created a Wiki with lots of duplicated/outdated content. ...but I digress...now to the question...
* scheduling deletion would help focus people's minds, and avoid the wiki filling up with banners promising to do work that nobody actually does * maytham suggested one month as an example, nobody challenged it * mentions (e.g. in talk pages) make it more likely that interested users see the conversation before it's too late Note that Wikipedia deletes pages automatically, but also has roaming editors who can be expected to respond to proposed deletions within that time. That might not work here unless and until there's a similar cultural shift.
I looked at the pages, I was very happy to see a mention on "remove all links" to a deleted page.
Will the removal, both of the proposed-for-deletion page and the links be somewhat automatic after the waiting period (I think maytham 1 month period could be reasonable), or there will be a "role" of "wiki-cleaner" (wiki editor if you prefer) to fulfill. I think I could give a hand to that work for instance, with my time constraints.
I take the chance to thank everyone involved in the revamping of the wiki. Your work is truly appreciated.
beatrice