Talk:Closing projects policy
Add topicLatest comment: 2 months ago by This, that and the other in topic Automatic spam is always blocked
What are valid reasons to close a (semi-)active project?
[edit]If inactivity is not a valid reason to close a project, what about lack of community interests by detecting lack of responses from certain communities about (revitalizing) their own projects? Is that a valid reason? What are other valid reasons? Can a (semi-)active project be controversial or questionable, like Bulgarian Wikinews? George Ho (talk) 08:52, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
Automatic spam is always blocked
[edit]"Note that small/inactive wikis do not generally cause harm if they stay open: automatic spam is always blocked."
How can such a blatant lie be kept in an important policy like this? ~StyyxTalk? 21:31, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
- Indeed. In fact, it is not only the bolded part that is untrue. Recent, successful requests for project closure have emphasised that every wiki that is open places an additional burden on global vandalism patrollers, global sysops, and other such individuals. If a wiki is content-free and activity-free, that wiki is actively a net negative to the Wikimedia movement, as a drain on scarce volunteer resources.
- I think the whole sentence should just be removed. I am not sure of the process for changing the policy. The policy template at the top of the page suggests that a full RFC is required, which seems like overkill for a one-sentence change. Part of me is tempted to just edit the page and see what happens! This, that and the other (talk) 01:32, 3 April 2025 (UTC)