“Thank you for contacting us regarding the dispute you encountered.
Wikipedia is a collaborative encyclopedia. Since article content is not controlled by a central authority, we do not resolve editing disputes via email. Instead, please follow the steps outlined at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution.
For discussion on violation of Wikipedia policies and guidelines by a particular user, please see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/User_conduct
Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia.
Yours sincerely,
Utkarshraj Atmaram”
Apparently, it is no large concern to Wikipedia that someone is deleting entry pages. The “steps outlined” on the first link they gave me amounts to this: “Have a quiet chat with the person you disagree with. If this does not resolve this issue, turn a blind eye to the problem. If that does not comfort you, try one or several forms of mediation. If you have tried all this and it fails, then maybe we will do something about your problem.” And from what I have gathered from the other link, if you show any signs of bias – like not wanting your work deleted – or anger – like at having your work unjustly deleted – then the odds are against a ruling or mediation in your favor. If this is how Wikipedia wants to run their website, then I say fine.
For I have another idea: boycott Wikipedia. We do not need it, as there are websites for nearly anything that we can think of. Furthermore, it is not an advantage that anyone may re-edit or delete an entry. One, not everyone is qualified to make changes to an entry. Two, it is too easy for people to make changes to entries on account of personal taste, political correctness, or an agenda. Other websites may be ill-informed or biased, but at least the good websites may not be so easily altered by anyone with a motive.
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