(the top quote removed the answer you sought. :) ) On 3/24/25 11:27, KaiDleo Gaming wrote: > Why not just update the outdated pages with new ones...i know it will take > some time but that should solve the issue
Some of the example pages linked prior in this thread are historical for context and are referenced in several places such as the wiki itself, multiple -list postings, and on the Debian timeline (https://time-line.debian.net). While removal or updates both sound ideal, there are some consequences to either approach. > > > On Mon, Mar 24, 2025, 20:24 Donald Norwood <don...@debian.org > <mailto:don...@debian.org>> wrote: > > > > On 3/24/25 09:01, Steve McIntyre wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 01:51:31PM +0100, Thomas Lange wrote: > >>>>>>> On Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:39:10 +0000, Steve McIntyre > <st...@einval.com <mailto:st...@einval.com>> said: > >> > >> > Why remove documentation on what has been considered and done > in the > >> > web team? What harm are those pages causing? > >> To improve the ratio between good and outdated content. > > > > Just because content is not super-fresh, that does not make it > > *bad*. What happens when people start planning another project and > > look for documentation about what was considered and what happened > > last time, for example? > > > > This is *not* user-facing documentation, this is documentation about > > what has been worked on inside the web team. By all means move/rename > > it under the team's area in the wiki, but *don't* just remove it > > because it's old. > > > > Deletion of history *for the sake of it* is not helpful. > > > > Both of you make valid points, perhaps we come up with another option to > add a header stating the article/documentation is no longer relevant > pointing to a new link as is practice elsewhere, or we come up with an > 'archived' flag which could equally show the page is not longer relevant. > > > > > -- > > > > Be well, > > -Donald > > -- > - > ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ > ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Donald Norwood > ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ B7A1 5F45 5B28 7F38 4174 > ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀ D5E9 E5EC 4AC9 BD62 7B05 > -- Be well, -Donald -- - ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Donald Norwood ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ B7A1 5F45 5B28 7F38 4174 ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀ D5E9 E5EC 4AC9 BD62 7B05
