This is a follow-up to 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-doc/2021/09/msg00018.html, in which Popescu 
referred a  question about obsolete wiki content to the -www mailing list 
(which I personally don't think is quite right because the wiki is supposed to 
be documentation).

Agreeing with Kesper 
(https://lists.debian.org/debian-doc/2021/09/msg00009.html) much of the wiki is 
badly outdated and clashes with other documentation (such as that in 
/usr/share/doc , the handbooks, mailing lists, stackexchange, etc.). A lot of 
it should be removed since it will just frustrate new users and lead to more 
traffic on -users as people ask why a squeeze (or earlier) tutorial doesn't 
work on their system.

Anticipating "So do it yourself, then," response,  before I open a 
wiki.debian.org account and start slashing and burning obsolete content, I'd be 
grateful for some guidance on the diplomatic way to remove or update obsolete 
information without offending people.

I would also like the list's thoughts on whether this matter should be referred 
back to debian-doc to work on a coherent documentation strategy that makes it 
easier to maintain. No sense in fixing everything to 2022 standards if it will 
be obsolete again in 2025.

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