Week5 - questions poised in syllabus - Jo HyeonSeong (조현성)

1. Summarize in my own words of materials.

Wikipedia's deletion and notability policies are important mechanisms for maintaining the quality and reliability of information.


Articles are deleted for a variety of reasons. For example, inaccurate content, unreliable sources, and duplicate articles can be deleted.


Users can request the deletion of specific articles through deletion discussions, and various opinions are exchanged among community members during this process.


Administrators can quickly delete articles that meet certain conditions, such as clear copyright infringement or spam articles.


The topic of the article should be covered by diverse and reliable sources, and should be a person, event, or organization that is socially important or widely known.

Independent and reliable media coverage is essential for proving notability.

The judgment of notability can be subjective, so it is subject to controversy within the community, and this is usually resolved through deletion discussions.


These policies are a key mechanism for ensuring the quality of information on Wikipedia, and I have come to deeply understand their importance as I have put into practice what I have learned in class.

2. mention of any new, interesting, or unusual items learned2. mention of any new, interesting, or unusual items learned

In this lesson, we learned about the deletion and notability policies within Wikipedia. Here, we experienced difficulties in opening a deletion discussion and leaving a post using the code, so we studied a little more in depth. 


I was able to get a bit more detailed information about how deletion discussions are activated and how documents are deleted.


3. Some questions, and concerns I got from this chapter. 


1. If there are multiple deletion requests, how do the results of previous requests affect the current request?


2. What criteria do administrators consider most when deciding on expedited deletion? - Administrators consider the content of the article, the urgency of the deletion request, and the results of discussions within the community.


3. What procedures should I follow if I want to restore a deleted article?


4. How can the notability criteria for a given topic change over time?


5. What happens to notable articles that are inaccurate or out of date?


6. How do you handle issues where different users rate notability on the same topic differently?

Comments

  1. Jeong seolahApril 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM

    If there are multiple deletion requests for the same article, the results of previous requests can have a significant impact on the current request. Wikipedia keeps a record of past deletion discussions, and administrators and editors often refer to these records when making decisions.
    If an article was previously deleted after a discussion and someone attempts to recreate it without addressing the original issues, it is likely to be deleted again quickly. However, if new, independent, and reliable sources have emerged since the last deletion, or if significant improvements have been made to the article’s content, a new deletion discussion might lead to a different outcome. Some articles may be tagged for "speedy deletion" if they clearly violate policies, while others may go through an in-depth discussion process, where editors present arguments for and against deletion. Thus, previous deletion requests serve as references, but they do not necessarily determine the final outcome of a new request. Each case is reviewed based on its current content and available sources.

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  2. Kim Jong MinApril 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM

    I can answer the question "What steps should I take to restore a deleted article? "

    To restore a deleted article, you must first determine the reason for the deletion and post a request on the message board or contact the relevant administrator with a good reason. Once the article has been restored, it is important to improve its content sufficiently to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.

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