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The problem is that you have a complex and exclusionary process to begin with. The comparison with open-source isn't apt; inclusion in the mainline of an open-
by pbsdp 13y ago
The problem is that you have a complex and exclusionary process to begin with.
The comparison with open-source isn't apt; inclusion in the mainline of an open-source project affects every user of that project. Keeping code that does not fit with the goals of the project negatively impacts existing users of that project.
Not so for SO questions, or for Wikipedia pages; a page or question you never see, but contains useful information you don't personally think is notable (or "constructive"), costs you nothing to keep.
This is just the Wikipedia editorial/deletionist problem. Some people are more interested in enacting and enforcing process and community "norms".