- Category:Wikipedians born in the 1990s (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)
Speedy deleted, over a UCfD of no consensus. You can't speedy things that survive XfD. -Amarkov blahedits 23:09, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
- Speedy close - this is an exact re-run of the debate #Category:Child_Wikipedians we've just concluded. A clear consensus endorsed the speedy deletion of such things, and there is no substantive non-process argument for keeping them. Let's not do this again.--Docg 23:17, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
- Comment This is a valid challenge to an WP:IAR decision, and the only way to determine whether the application of WP:IAR was valid is to let it run for the prescribed five days. ~ trialsanderrors 20:08, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Speedy close per Doc. WJBscribe (WJB talk) 23:19, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
Change to Undelete. As Amarkov points out these users are 16/17. Although technically within the scope of WP:CHILD, it is hardly a category of people at risk. Should not have been deleted without concensus. WJBscribe (WJB talk) 23:28, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
- Okay, this is the last time I change my mind (promise). Quack 688 has pointed out the error in my above thought process-a list of Wikipedians between 7 and 17 is clearly problematic for the same reason as the Child Wikipedians category. I therefore return to a vote of Speedy close per Doc. WJBscribe (WJB talk) 02:15, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- Speedy close per Doc. Process is not a reason to do stupid things - David Gerard 23:21, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
- Endorse speedy close My arguments exactly as those already given for Category:Child Wikipedians.--Alf melmac 23:21, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
- Speedy close; Doc is correct; this category is the same as the other. —Bunchofgrapes (talk) 23:23, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
- Comment. Um... the scope is different. This include 17 year olds, too, you know. -Amarkov blahedits 23:23, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
- Endorse deletion. Mackensen (talk) 23:27, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
- Endorse deletion. Any discussion about whether or not we should have category lists of teenagers on Wikipedia should be taking place at Category:Teenage Wikipedians - I have no comment on that. However, irrespective of the teenager issue, this one still carries the same child-related risks as outlined in the last CfD.
- Best possible case: Someone born on 1 Jan 90 -> just turned 17
- Worst possible case: Someone born on 31 Dec 99 -> just turned 7 Quack 688 02:07, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- Or you could salt all categories above 1992. I think it's pretty firmly decided that 13 is the arbitrary cutoff age? -Amarkov blahedits 03:13, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- Well, if WP:CHILD sets the bright-line divider at 13 years old, we could lockdown this category to make that possible. E.g. compared to Category:Wikipedians_born_in_the_1980s, we could set up cats for 1990 to 1993, salt the rest, and protect the main page, so people don't add themselves as just "children of the 90's". However, that's a big if. I still find the idea of a list of 13 year olds disconcerting. Until such a clear policy's set, we should err on the side of caution and delete this category. Quack 688 07:35, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- Overturn per the arguments last time. There was no reason to speedy this. --badlydrawnjeff talk 02:44, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- Keep deleted — at the very least, all categories for children younger than the COPPA age (13) need to go. I think some of the ones above that should go as well, but that's not at issue here. --Cyde Weys 04:43, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- At least be consistent and also delete Category:Wikipedians born in the 1980s. None of that 'pedian-by-age categorization is particularly useful, but seeing a cat for 20-year-old users is just begging people to make one for 10-year-old users as well. >Radiant< 07:43, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
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- The reason this category is being considered for deletion is to deal with specific child protection issues. That clearly doesn't apply to people born in the 80's, 70's, or earlier. Quack 688 09:46, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- Obviously, but like I said above, seeing a cat for 20-year-old users is just begging people to make one for 10-year-old users as well. >Radiant< 11:45, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- Yeah, I see your point... hmm, you've given me an idea, see below. Quack 688 13:44, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- Keep delete but not a speedy close, please - we need to ensure there are no excuses or reasons for complaint when this is rightly salted. Proto::► 09:38, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- Keep deleted Get rid of all "Wikipedians by age" categories if necessary, but put a stake through the heart of this one right away. --Folantin 09:41, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- Overturn. "Bad idea" is not a speedy criterion, nor is it even a good argument. We have process and Wikipedia:User categories for discussion for a reason. As the Ucfd for this category shows, it was a valid discussion involving several users. Prolog 11:02, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- Endorse deletion - if adults want to stick themselves in silly unencyclopedic user age categories that's fine, but we should not have a list of child/adolescent Wikipedians. What possible good could come from that? Can't think of any, but I can envisage a lot of harm. Moreschi Deletion! 11:45, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- Keep Deleted - per the recent Arbcom case results. - jc37 11:55, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- Comment - I still think they should be deleted, but we could have problems with people recreating them under other names, without understanding why they're not appropriate. For now, what about crippling and re-directing the 90's category (plus 90, 91, etc. sub-categories) to a brief "child protection" page, saying why these are bad ideas and aren't allowed? If, later on, we decide some age groups are okay, we can re-activate those specific ones. E.g. if we decide 13's the cutoff age, we can turn 90, 91, 92, and 93 into valid categories, but keep the others as locked down redirects. Next year, we activate 94, and so on. If we decide 16's the cutoff age, then we only re-activate 90 for now. I don't know if this is practical with categories or not, but I'm just throwing the idea out there. Quack 688 13:44, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- Endorse deletion. - Mailer Diablo 14:22, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- Undelete 1/1/2008, when it starts including 18 year olds. It will then no longer be identical to Category:Child Wikipedians, and not subject to the arguments against it. --tjstrf talk 05:49, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
- Comment It will still include all children over the age of 9 (plus many 8-year olds). --Folantin 09:07, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
- Reply. Nonetheless, it will no longer be a category just for children. "It contains only children (and liars)" may very well be a valid argument against a category, but "it contains many children" (or even "it contains mostly children") is not. There are numerous other categories that contain mostly children, conveniently filed under Category:Wikipedians by interest or psuedocatted under userbox whatlinkshere? pages. They are not deleted for concerns of exposing children to predators because they do not only contain children. As of 1/1/2008, Category:Wikipedians born in the 1990s will no longer contain only children. --tjstrf talk 09:39, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
- No, but it will just mean virtually everyone in it will be a child. I've also yet to see any argument stating why we need these categories in the first place. They are of no benefit to building an encyclopaedia. --Folantin 09:57, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
- In that respect, it will be no different than Category:Wikipedians who like Naruto and its 27 subcategories. While the Naruto categories may not strictly contain only children (I'm sure there at least 1 adult in there), the idea of usefulness to predators is just as applicable. In answer to your second question, the cat is basic demographic information. --tjstrf talk 11:03, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
- BTW I've already said I would delete most user categories as worthless. In fact, I would change the burden of proof so that if any editor wanted a new user category they would first have to show it was necessary for WP. Most of them are simply tolerated because they have no potential to cause harm. This one does. How is "basic demographic information" in user categories necessary for building this encyclopaedia? (In any case, this user category would be statistically worthless as it would be filled only by random self-selectors not the sum total of all Wikipedians born in the 1990s). --Folantin 11:34, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
- On WP:UCFD, interested in categories are probably the most kept set, because they are encyclopedic and do aid in collaboration on those subjects. The potential for harm that the 1990s category will have as of 2008 will be no worse than that held by many of the collaboration categories. --tjstrf talk 17:46, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
- Delete
Undelete I don't see the issue here. Even someone born on January 1st 1990 is 17 by now. They are allowed to view R-rated movies, buy M-rated games, etc. They are clearly not a child. Brendan Alcorn 08:45, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
- I failed basic math. There is a Teenager Wikipedians category which seems to be okay, so I propose that the age limit be set at 13. I don't see a problem with having categories for "Wikipedians born in 1994" (or 93, 92, 91 or 90) but because half of the decade is still not 13, the category should be deleted. Brendan Alcorn 08:48, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
- Delete categories for 13 and unders per Cyde above. COPPA provides additional legal arguments which can trump consensus but I see no compelling reason to ignore process for teenage categories. Eluchil404 15:42, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH. No. It does not. COPPA applies to commercial sites. Which solicit the information. We are neither. I thought that point was driven into the ground by now. -Amarkov blahedits 02:10, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
- Amarkov, as a Wikipedian you are smarter and more computer literate than most people. I understand your concern because Wikipedia shouldn't be serving as a parent but I don't see how the encyclopedia is being harmed by being over-cautious here. Brendan Alcorn 04:32, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
- Maybe it isn't being harmed. I don't know if it is, although I believe it. The issue of the encyclopedia being harmed should still be decided through an XfD, not through an admin unilaterally deleting, or claiming a law which does not apply really does. -Amarkov blahedits 04:34, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
- Again, I understand your concern but it looks like he acted in good faith in concensus to the other category deletion. Yes, this does include 17 year olds but it also inlcudes 7 year olds. Brendan Alcorn 05:06, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
- But the argument for deletion is that the category is children, not just that it might contain some. Any category is likely to contain some children, but that's useless, without knowing anything more. For that matter, I don't think that the specific year categories are helpful at all, which is why I deliberately did not include them in the DRV. Thus, we don't really have the problem with specific years giving ages. -Amarkov blahedits 05:08, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
- I wouldn't be overly concerned if they all disappeared either. Brendan Alcorn 05:12, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
- I've been thinking of nominating them for merging into the parent categories, actually. This conversation is off-topic, but strangely, I like discussing this better than explaining to people why COPPA doesn't apply to us. -Amarkov blahedits 05:22, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
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