Wikipedia:The Problem with Projects: Difference between revisions

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Several of these projects have already been accused of "crufting" Wikipedia with content which is, at best, dubiously qualified for inclusion. Some of the groups relataing to anime and manga and other forms of popular entertainment come to mind. If it should become apparent that they are consistently contributing content which does not merit inclusion, or are not themselves contributing at all, then there would be no particularly reason for those projects to be kept, and they could be made at least eligible for deletion. Also, considering that they are, in a sense, "redundant" projects, it would make sense that their placement of a banner on a talk page is a ''de facto'' commitment to improve the attached article. So, if the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject 24]] were to place their banner on the [[Kiefer Sutherland]] page, it would indicate a real commitment from that group to improve and maintain the article according to wikipedia's standards. Should they fail to do so, then that could be seen as being a "strike" against the project, and potentially either the banner or the project itself could be removed if they should fail in this apparent commitment.

It should be pointed out however that being eligible for deletion does not necessarily mean that that outcome would in fact be what would happen. More often than not, they would be merged back into the parent project. However, there can be, and have been, projects which, on the basis of a failure to produce content or other concerns, have been deleted. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Dardania]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Amboseli PR ReserveBR Activities]], and others come to mind. In extreme cases, and probably almost exclusively in extreme cases, deletion might become an option.

==The future of collaboration==