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'''Encyclopedia Westarctica''' is the official encyclopedia for information about | '''Encyclopedia Westarctica''' is the official encyclopedia for information about [[Westarctica]]. | ||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
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==With gratitude== | ==With gratitude== | ||
Encyclopedia Westarctica owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to the creators and administrators of '''[https:// | Encyclopedia Westarctica owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to the creators and administrators of '''[https://micronations.wiki/ MicroWiki]'''. Emperor Jonathan's pioneering vision for a wiki that would hold all available information about micronations as well as become a community hub for all micronationalists, was a true inspiration that helped lead to the creation of Encyclopedia Westarctica. | ||
His Imperial Majesty and the entire staff at MicroWiki have worked tirelessly to keep their community growing for nearly 20 years and MicroWiki has been a great resource for information about all micronations big and small. | His Imperial Majesty and the entire staff at MicroWiki have worked tirelessly to keep their community growing for nearly 20 years and MicroWiki has been a great resource for information about all micronations big and small. | ||
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We must also express our disappointment, however, with the way that a number of Wikipedia editors and admins have treated micronation-related information on their site, and with the double standards which we have seen applied to works there. The Wikipedia article on Westarctica, supported with a number of references to non-trivial discussion in independent reliable secondary published sources, was deleted after seven years on a premise of "I don't like it" and converted into a redirect to the article on Travis McHenry. The parliamentary means by which this was done and the duplicity with which it was handled was striking for an organization so priding itself of authenticity and accuracy. It did nothing to increase the world's knowledge, and instead served more to blow out the light of effort of those who had worked to create an article on a legitimately notable subject. | We must also express our disappointment, however, with the way that a number of Wikipedia editors and admins have treated micronation-related information on their site, and with the double standards which we have seen applied to works there. The Wikipedia article on Westarctica, supported with a number of references to non-trivial discussion in independent reliable secondary published sources, was deleted after seven years on a premise of "I don't like it" and converted into a redirect to the article on Travis McHenry. The parliamentary means by which this was done and the duplicity with which it was handled was striking for an organization so priding itself of authenticity and accuracy. It did nothing to increase the world's knowledge, and instead served more to blow out the light of effort of those who had worked to create an article on a legitimately notable subject. | ||
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|style="color:#000;text-align:center;"|Editor-in-Chief: [[User:Westarctica|Grand Duke Travis]]<br> | |style="color:#000;text-align:center;"|Editor-in-Chief: [[User:Westarctica|Grand Duke Travis]]<br>Wiki Admin: [[User:DukeBearPeninsula|Duke of the Bear Peninsula]]<br>Contributor: [[User:Baron_of_Bastanchury|Count of Dendtler]] | ||
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[[Category:Encyclopedia Westarctica]] | [[Category:Encyclopedia Westarctica]] | ||