inclusionism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From inclusion +‎ -ism.

Noun[edit]

inclusionism (uncountable)

  1. (Wikimedia jargon) A wikiphilosophy which advocates allowing a broader range of information to be included on Wikipedia (or a similar wiki), even if it is of marginal importance.
    Antonym: deletionism
    • 2009, Andrew Dalby, The World and Wikipedia: How We Are Editing Reality, Draycott, Somerset: Siduri Books, →ISBN, page 121:
      Apart from writing encyclopedia pages, The Cunctator loved to discuss Wikipedia and its policies. He spoke for anarchy (or at least an absence of hierarchy), eventualism (Wikipedia will get there in the end; his pseudonym means 'the delayer') and inclusionism (the wikiphilosophy whose motto could be 'let there be more articles').

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