User:Lx 121/Key problems @ Wikipedia/EN

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(items are approximately in order or priority/severitry)

Current
blp rulescruft; esp misuse of source rules to block content

ani board: consistent enforcement of policy, or lack thereof; lack of coherent "procedure" & focus in "cases"/complaints; lack of suitable (& easily-located) alternative procedures for user problems. either the process needs to be fixed, or responsibility for handling user-problems needs to go elsewhere.

mis-use of source rules to block content

"spam filter" being used as a de facto "blacklist" of reference-sources, w/o community discussion/decision on blocked sources

dab hatnote inconsistency/absences

rulescruft, (& the resulting rulespew/rulespuke) in general; esp. rules-creep. you know it's bad, when we need an encyclopedia, (just) for the operating rules of the encyclopedia...

mos: inflexibility, obsolescence (of regulations), overkill

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General
organization of information, information-organizing shortcomings of media-wiki (search/sort/etc.; cross-indexing!; multiple-parameter search/sort; &c., &c., &c.... ), lack of tools, ease of use, etc.

rulescruft

lack of consideration/priority of end-user convenience/functionality

declining editor community/loss of editors

funding & expenditures; complete dependence on donations X wmf budget-growth = troubles ahead

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