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The Tragedy of Losing Your Wikipedia Page
TL;DRWikipedia deletes pages for subjects that don't meet notability standards, sometimes controversially.
Why it matters: Shows how gatekeepers decide who deserves historical documentation and public visibility.
An anonymous reader quotes an excerpt from a Wired article that explores the often-contentious process of nominating pages for deletion when their subjects fail to meet the encyclopedia's notability standards: What do you need to know -- need to know -- about Xavier Trudeau? The…
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