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Wikiproject Wikipedians for encyclopedic merit was started on August 15th, 2005 to coordinate and promote standards of encyclopedic merit for inclusion on Misplaced Pages. This project is intended to coordinate efforts to bring articles to appropriate standards of quality control, as defined by Misplaced Pages policy, and Misplaced Pages guidelines to ensure Misplaced Pages continues to be regarded as the finest source of web based reference material available. See also Misplaced Pages:Misplaced Pages as an academic source.

One aspect of encyclopedic merit relates to sexually explicit imagery and language. Specifically if some item of Misplaced Pages content appeals to only prurient interest as opposed to having encyclopedic value, it is generally preferred to substitute content that has encyclopedic value. The Miller test is illustrative in defining obscene material as that which taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest and lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. (SLAPS). A quasi-Miller SLAPS test is likely to closely match Misplaced Pages's meaning of "encyclopedic value."

However, the mission statement is primarily based on understanding that the purpose of this project has nothing to do with censorship. It is merely an attempt to help Misplaced Pages establish a level or baseline of merit and what constitutes encyclopedic merit. A review of this statement by Jimbo Wales helps us to establish what that baseline should be:

We don't show full-blown mainstream pornography on the front page of wikipedia as a matter of editorial taste and judgment.

Anyone who is interested in contributing, please sign up below and post any ideas and suggestions on the Talk page. Also, feel free to edit this page and add any articles that need serious work or that you feel require attention below in the Open Tasks sections. The notice board below is to inform members of the project of votes or other current Misplaced Pages events which warrant their attention with regards to this project.

This project has been renamed from a contentious initial name (Wikipedians for decency). Members who have joined, but made ironic comments indicating their distaste for a project under the old title may wish to revise the descriptions accompanying their listing. Likewise, editors who have refrained from joining because of the prior title and mission statement may wish to reevaluate whether this WikiProject is of interest to them.

Descendant WikiProjects

• Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Wikipedians against Censorship aims to stop censorship on Misplaced Pages.

Members

• I am a member, I will work to make this project what it should be Wikipedians for NPOV Gibadabmoob 23:00, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
• Agriculture 22:06, 14 August 2005 (UTC) - emeritus, no longer affiliated.
• Noitall 05:15, August 16, 2005 (UTC) )- I was one of the originators because I believed in contributing to Wiki, especially in recognizing that File:Autofellatio 2.jpg, which I put up for deletion, was not consistent with Jimbo's vision for Wiki or any other person who cares about encyclopedic content. But this page is full of vandals, some of whom may be Admins, who wish for the page and concept to die. To totally disagree with the entire concept of this page while attempting to cause its destruction and inhibit those who a truly attempting to accomplish something productive is called being a vandal. The page is now useless and the vandals have won. It is only Wiki that is harmed.--Noitall 22:51, August 26, 2005 (UTC)
• MONGO 06:54, August 16, 2005 (UTC)
• Readding my membership which MONGO had no business removing. Zoe 05:05, August 25, 2005 (UTC)
• Banes 12:00, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
• Visorstuff 18:31, 16 August 2005 (UTC) (watching and helping as appropriate/available)
• FCYTravis 06:39, 17 August 2005 (UTC) - I am highly interested in developing a standard which says there shall be no new standards or censorship imposed on Misplaced Pages, as the entire concept of "decency" is POV on its face. I shall be glad to assist reaching such a goal.
• Ngb 07:44, 17 August 2005 (UTC) - as an observer to any attempt to impose arbitrary standards of 'obscenity' and 'decency' on Misplaced Pages in opposition to WP:NPOV.
• anon 17:36, 17 August 2005 (UTC) - I have restored my membership, and would prefer it not be removed again.
• Sdedeo. I think the best way I can contribute is by pretending to be a lawyer and spreading FUD about Misplaced Pages being shut down by various government organizations. As the goals of this project have shifted and threats about wikipedia's Floridian shutdown have stopped, it appears I am no longer useful. Best of luck.
• Johntex 22:51, 17 August 2005 (UTC). I'm interested in helping us stay within the law. I'm also interested in making this the best encyclopedia possible for the largest possible number of people. That will require compromises and consensus-building about what is appropriate for an individual situation, and not a blind knee-jerk reaction like "all nudity is bad" or "don't ever let the prudes remove any nudity".
• Coqsportif 11:41, 18 August 2005 (UTC)Can never have enough decency.
• Hipocrite 15:51, 18 August 2005 (UTC) Nothing more important than merit! - intentional disruption