The article (and discussion) continues. For the full story, with all the details, read my article here: Wikipedia’s War on Gaming History and Threshold RPG .

So, what is wrong with Wikipedia and how can it be fixed?

1) Wikipedia has too many people desperate to become administrators for all the wrong reasons.

2) Many Wikipedia “editors” are horrendously full of themselves, and believe they possess skills they actually do not.

3) Many Wikipedia “editors” are perfect examples of the expression “a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.”

4) Wikipedia has little or no respect for experts.

5) The obsession with deleting obscure topics is a slow suicide. Obscure topics is what Wikipedia does best, after all.

6) Too much of Wikipedia’s leadership is corrupt.

How Can Wikipedia Be Fixed?

1) Delete WP:N (notability).

2) Make all adminships temporary.

3) Stop deleting obscure or niche topics.

4) Hire a paid staff to be the “real administrators” who oversee the volunteer ones.

5) Get rid of the stuff titles. Administrators become editors, and editors become users. Stop pumping up the users’ egos with names that inflate their illusion of talent.

6) One method of reporting bad behavior is plenty. You don’t need 20.

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