User talk:Deproduction

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– Luna Santin (talk) 10:24, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
I'm assuming you're the same person as the anon editor from Talk:Public-access television and have decided to register. Whatever the case, welcome, and I hope our discussion proves productive. – Luna Santin (talk) 10:24, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
Yes, I am Tony Shawcross, and after reading more on etiquette and policies, decided it would be a good idea to register. I appreciate your feedback, and I look forward to receiving more clarity on the situation. If Wikipedia:NOT#DIRECTORY and Wikipedia:NOT#REPOSITORY are really the justification, perhaps the wording of those two guidelines should be modified. From an outsider's perspective, those two policies didn't seem to apply in this case.
The above information is VERY helpful. Thanks for the effort Deproduction (talk) 16:33, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
Arguments of WP:USEFUL do not make for exemption of official Wikipedia policy (Wikipedia:NOT#DIRECTORY and Wikipedia:NOT#REPOSITORY). Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and the wording of those two official policies are specific for a reason, so things that do not belong in an encyclopedia are excluded. Feel free to to try and change those policies if you like. Untill that time, those are the policies.--Hu12 (talk) 04:12, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

Hu12, you seem to refer to policies very loosely. I am saying that Directory and Repository do not apply in this case. This is a list, like hundreds of other lists in Wikipedia. I'm not suggesting that those policies be changed to allow it, but suggesting that if the intent of those policies is to exclude lists like the one on that page, their wording should be changed to make that more clear.

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Thanks, I really appreciate your kind words. I do try to be supportive and encouraging to newbies because, like everyone else, I was one once, and I found the place very intimidating until I'd found my way around (particularly all the jargon and abbreviations). I also think that we need every good-faith contributor we can muster, and it's too easy to upset and antagonize people who are intending to do the right thing, but just haven't figured out how it all works yet. I do believe in this project - even with its many faults, it's still a great idea and I learn from it constantly. Best wishes for lots of happy editing! -- Karenjc 18:20, 1 June 2008 (UTC)