 Logo of the original Deletionpedia | |
Type of site | Archive wiki |
|---|---|
| Available in | Dutch, English, French, German, Swedish |
| URL | Deletionpedia.org |
| Commercial | Unknown |
| Registration | None |
| Launched | 2008 (v1) December 24, 2013 (v2) |
| Current status | Inactive |
Deletionpedia was an online archive wiki containing articles deleted from the English Wikipedia. Its version of each article included a header with more information about the deletion such as whether a speedy deletion occurred, where the deletion discussion about the article can be found and which editor deleted the article. The original Deletionpedia operated from February to September 2008. The site was restarted under new management in December 2013.[1]
The site was based on MediaWiki.[2][3] It functioned as something of a "wikimorgue";[4] it automatically collected articles deleted from Wikipedia.[4]
In addition to categories preserved from Wikipedia, Deletionpedia had its own categories for articles, based upon the deletion criteria. Pages were organized by the month in which they were deleted, by the number of editors that had worked on a page and by the length of time the article had existed on Wikipedia.[5]
It stated it avoided hosting deleted pages that were copyright violations, pages with serious libel problems, pages whose full revision history was still available on Wikipedia's sister sites, and pages which set out to offend others.[6]
Articles preserved by Deletionpedia were deleted from Wikipedia for a variety of reasons, from "being not notable" to "manipulation by political and business interests".[7] The site did not seek donations; its "Donate" page formerly suggested that supporters donate to mySociety or to the Wikimedia Foundation instead.[8]
- ^ "Homepage". Deletionpedia.org. Archived from the original on 16 March 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ Category:Deletionpedia:Pages by deletion date Archived 2016-03-26 at the Wayback Machine, from the Deletionpedia website
- ^ "Deletionpedia statistics". Deletionpedia. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ a b Schneider, K. G. (September 26, 2007). "Wikipedia's Awkward Adolescence". CIO magazine. International Data Group. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
- ^ "Deleted from Wikipedia - Category:Deletionpedia:Pages on Wikipedia for 1000 or more days - Deletionpedia". deletionpedia.dbatley.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ Deletionpedia:Archive Archived 2016-03-26 at the Wayback Machine, from the Deletionpedia website
- ^ Henning Steier (19 Sep 2008). "Friedhof der Wikipedia-Artikel". 20 minuten. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
- ^ Deletionpedia:Donate Archived 2019-08-02 at the Wayback Machine, from the Deletionpedia website