User:Sheds, quantity 2

I will read Wikipedia on occasion, usually referring to it on automotive topics. I've fixed the occasional typo via anonymous edits. I was active, a few years ago, on someone else's wiki in a futile attempt to stem the flow of spam it had attracted.

Only recently was I compelled to register an account, specifically for posting the below piece here.

("What's with the name?", you didn't ask. All the good ones were taken.)

Here's the essence of the piece, that I'll flesh out here someday: '''Wikipedia is not an encyclopedia. It is a website.''' It is not bound by the restrictions of needing to fit in exactly thirty paper volumes. There is therefore no need to delete articles willy-nilly. The slash-and-burn attitude among some self-styled editors, under the false guise of not meeting notability guidelines, is completely unnecessary, and instead of contributing to Wikipedia is actively destroying it.

Also: someone else [citation needed] [Google is your friend] floated this idea a while ago: Wikipedia "editors" should be referred to as "users". "Readers" should not be looked down upon.