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 | This page in a nutshell: This page is a response to WP:INDISCRIMINATE. The text discusses the terms "discriminate" and "indiscriminate" as they apply to collections of information. |
Discriminate vs Indiscriminate Information: during articles for deletion discussions, sometimes WP:IINFO is cited, stating "Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information." This is a part of the official policy Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not.
With this, two questions comes up:
- What exactly is an "indiscriminate collection of information" ?
- Does a "discriminate collection of information" not violate the policy?
This essay looks at those questions and specifically examines in detail the policy in question.