User talk:Robosandwich

Mass-Importing Articles
Hi all,

I have created a bot which is capable of importing articles from other sources. Right now I have it configured to import a bunch of articles from OrthodoxWiki. They have tons of articles over there that I'm sure would be useful. This bot only imports new articles, it does not overwrite or modify existing ones in any way. It is designed only to fill voids.

OrthodoxWiki articles are covered under CC and GPL so they are legally copyable. I have created a template for articles imported from there which will be automatically slapped on by the bot and will maintain GPL compliance.

Now, the question is, do we really want hundreds of Orthodox-slanted articles imported en masse? FYI, these articles would also be tagged as CPOV Specific, explaining that they are not CPOV.

Please add any new arguments below if you have any. Then cast your vote (with optional comment) in the votes section. Be sure to [add] this page to your watchlist.

What I am asking is, should I activate this bot? I can also do a test run. Say, copying over just 25 articles to give you an idea of what it does (which wouldn't be too hard to revert).

Arguments for

 * We would have tons of fresh content
 * This would be a great seed for further growth
 * Would probably encourage more users to join
 * Articles on Orthodoxy would definitely add richness to CKB

Arguments against

 * Having so many articles will be hard to edit
 * unless new users join and help (probable)
 * CKB would take on a massive Orthodox slant which would have to be corrected
 * CKB is not meant to be an encyclopedia of just Orthodoxy

Q&A
If you have questions, post them here and I will try to answer.

Ballot Box
Enter your vote here.
 * for -- nsandwich 08:29, 28 March 2006 (UTC)