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Trying to run a site that's exactly Wikipedia/MediaWiki, but inclusive, could be hard -- given the preexistence of Wikipedia, and the difficulties of attracting a critical mass to an almost-the-same project. Such a simple fork might be stuck as a sickly sibling for a long time.

Instead, I believe the inclusionist alternative will have to change some of the core dynamics of Wikipedia -- solving some of the tensions that have motivated deletionism in other ways, while creating out a distinct competitive identity. I have some ideas, which I'll be writing more about soon. But a major theme is: there's plenty of room at the bottom.




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