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I have contributed a little to this Wikipedia. I cannot claim to have any particular expertise but only a general education. I think Wikipedia could greatly improve the quality of its articles and policies if the level of debate on the discussion pages were to rise so there can be a proper dialectic. Perhaps there needs to be more patience when debating issues, or maybe there needs to be more disregard of people who are saying a lot while contributing very little (and maybe that includes me, more often than not). In general, I think Wikipedians should become more philosophical. Despite any of this, I still think Wikipedia is one of the Web's best resources and can be made and remade into something even better.
--Atethnekos (Discussion, Contributions)
My editorial position
If content is on-topic and verifiable in reliable sources, it is ipso facto valuable content and should not be removed. This is not inclusionism; this is just one half of representing the scholarship on a topic.
If content is not on-topic or not verifiable in reliable sources, it is ipso facto valueless content and should be removed. This is not deletionism; this is just one half of representing the scholarship on a topic.
If an article is too long for technical reasons, it should be split into smaller sub-articles. Valuable content is not undue nor is it fringe. If following policies and guidelines such as WP:UNDUE or WP:FRINGE results in the removal of valuable content, then this is when WP:IAR should apply.
If an article is too short to be informative, it should be enlarged with valuable content. Valueless content is either unverifiable or off-topic. If following policies and guidelines such as WP:BOLD or WP:IAR results in the addition of valueless content, then this is when WP:NOT should apply. --Atethnekos (Discussion, Contributions)
My position on discussion
Dialogue should be conducted with freedom, but decisions should be constrained by reason. --Atethnekos (Discussion, Contributions)
