Should Wikipedia essays be moved out of Wikipedia namespace?: Revision history

21 February 2024

• curprev 02:1302:13, 21 February 2024‎ MathXplore discuss contribs‎ m 2,808 bytes +20‎ added Category:Essays using HotCat undo

12 February 2024

• curprev 21:4321:43, 12 February 2024‎ Dan Polansky discuss contribs‎ 2,788 bytes +89‎ provide examples in the first sentence for clarity undo
• curprev 21:2921:29, 12 February 2024‎ Dan Polansky discuss contribs‎ 2,699 bytes −1,151‎ I apologize for this somewhat rude revert, but all those additions seem to be about something else: this page is about ''Wikipedia'', but these additions are about ''Wikiversity''; revert me if you disagree, but I hope it will be possible to see that the additions were a misunderstanding? undo Tag: Manual revert
• curprev 21:1321:13, 12 February 2024‎ Guy vandegrift discuss contribs‎ m 3,850 bytes +7‎ →‎Need for clarification: copy edit undo Tag: Reverted
• curprev 21:1221:12, 12 February 2024‎ Guy vandegrift discuss contribs‎ 3,843 bytes +471‎ Added a suggestion that the question needs to be posed differently. undo Tag: Reverted
• curprev 21:0421:04, 12 February 2024‎ Guy vandegrift discuss contribs‎ m 3,372 bytes +92‎ Elaborated. Excuse the colloquial phrase "which essays go where" undo Tag: Reverted
• curprev 21:0121:01, 12 February 2024‎ Guy vandegrift discuss contribs‎ 3,280 bytes +179‎ The Wikiversity maintenance crew is overwhelmed by more serious problems than where essays belong. undo Tag: Reverted
• curprev 20:5820:58, 12 February 2024‎ Guy vandegrift discuss contribs‎ 3,101 bytes +402‎ →‎Arguments for: You can't write an essay on a subject until after the topic has been taught. undo Tag: Reverted

19 November 2023

• curprev 18:1918:19, 19 November 2023‎ Dan Polansky discuss contribs‎ 2,699 bytes +25‎ 2000 pages: specifically in the English Wikipedia undo
• curprev 15:2615:26, 19 November 2023‎ Dan Polansky discuss contribs‎ 2,674 bytes +5‎ No edit summary undo
• curprev 15:2315:23, 19 November 2023‎ Dan Polansky discuss contribs‎ 2,669 bytes +2,669‎ New resource with "{{Wikidebate}} Wikipedia has pages in Wikipedia namespace that are classified as ''essays''. These are neither policies nor guidelines. The banner says that "it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community", per W: Template:Essays and W: Template:Supplement. Despite the unknown consensus support, they are often referenced from discussions. They even have shortcut redirects to ease referencing, e.g. W: Wikipedia:BLUDGEON and W: Wikipedia:SEALION. Shou..."