[hackerspaces] Wikipedia entries on hackerspaces

ITechGeek ITG at ITechGeek.com
Mon Mar 7 23:14:27 CET 2011


We know, ArcAngel is out to have all hackerspaces deleted from Wikipedia.

On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:49 PM, Agent 5 <ag3nt5 at dc401.org> wrote:
> Came across this:
> http://www.technomancy.org/hackerspace-wikipedia-delete/
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> -Dave    -Agent5-
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> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 9:55 PM, Nate Bezanson <myself at telcodata.us> wrote:
>>
>> The Wikipedia article on the very first hackerspace I ever visited, HacDC,
>> is up for deletion.
>>
>> And I don't disagree. It's a horrible little article, short on interesting
>> details, long on administrivia, and most crucially, it fails to establish
>> relevance.
>>
>> HacDC IS relevant though, and I (with your help) am going to edit the
>> article and make that obvious. If you know of a third-party source to help
>> establish that relevance, please either add it directly, mention it on the
>> article's talk page, or just mention it here in this thread.
>>
>> And while I'm on the subject, i3Detroit's own article was prematurely
>> created, and justifiably deleted, back in 2009. We're a lot more relevant
>> now, too, and have a handy collection of links to back it up:
>> http://i3detroit.com/wi/index.php?title=In_the_Media
>>
>> If you think your space belongs on Wikipedia too, start by amassing such a
>> collection of links. Then mention it here and see what happens...
>>
>> -Nate-
>> i3Detroit
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