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*Deleting articles without a trace is akin to burning the library of Alexandria. Who knows what wisdom may be lost to us? The idea of making the recycle bin searchable has the hallmark of genius, that of being obvious in retrospect. [[User:Shankarsivarajan|Shankarsivarajan]] ([[User talk:Shankarsivarajan|talk]]) 16:31, 17 March 2016 (UTC) |
*Deleting articles without a trace is akin to burning the library of Alexandria. Who knows what wisdom may be lost to us? The idea of making the recycle bin searchable has the hallmark of genius, that of being obvious in retrospect. [[User:Shankarsivarajan|Shankarsivarajan]] ([[User talk:Shankarsivarajan|talk]]) 16:31, 17 March 2016 (UTC) |
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* Being able to find my articles which have been speedied without notification would be very helpful. [[User:Stuartyeates|Stuartyeates]] ([[User talk:Stuartyeates|talk]]) 02:14, 18 March 2016 (UTC) |
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Would a [[Grants:Start|grant]] from the Wikimedia Foundation help make your idea happen? You can expand this idea into a grant proposal. <div style="" class="wp-formsGadget mw-ui-button" data-mode="expand" data-type="IEG">Expand into an Individual Engagement Grant</div> <div style="" class="wp-formsGadget mw-ui-button" data-mode="expand" data-type="PEG">Expand into a Project and Event Grant</div> |
Would a [[Grants:Start|grant]] from the Wikimedia Foundation help make your idea happen? You can expand this idea into a grant proposal. <div style="" class="wp-formsGadget mw-ui-button" data-mode="expand" data-type="IEG">Expand into an Individual Engagement Grant</div> <div style="" class="wp-formsGadget mw-ui-button" data-mode="expand" data-type="PEG">Expand into a Project and Event Grant</div> |
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Latest revision as of 01:22, 9 April 2016
created on22:30, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
Project idea[edit]
What is the problem you're trying to solve?[edit]
Articles that are deleted for some reason may contain valid ideas and may be revised into something useful, but after deletion they cannot be found (as far as I know).
What is your solution?[edit]
Make it possible to search among deleted articles and make at least an attempt to revive them after revision
Goals[edit]
Get Involved[edit]
About the idea creator[edit]
Wiki enthusiast, ..
Participants[edit]
Endorsements[edit]
- Deleting articles without a trace is akin to burning the library of Alexandria. Who knows what wisdom may be lost to us? The idea of making the recycle bin searchable has the hallmark of genius, that of being obvious in retrospect. Shankarsivarajan (talk) 16:31, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
- Being able to find my articles which have been speedied without notification would be very helpful. Stuartyeates (talk) 02:14, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
Expand your idea[edit]
Would a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation help make your idea happen? You can expand this idea into a grant proposal.