Difference between revisions of "DeleteMe"

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:Used to mark time-sensitive text for deletion. Set a date of deletion (e.g.: 'DeleteMe after October 31, 2003') if you want anyone to actually do the deletion.
 
:Used to mark time-sensitive text for deletion. Set a date of deletion (e.g.: 'DeleteMe after October 31, 2003') if you want anyone to actually do the deletion.
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However, the [[WikiWikiWeb]] page on [http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiBadge WikiBadge] notes:
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:Apart from categories and topics, the badge that has been used the most on Wiki is [[DeleteMe]]. The number of places in which this particular instruction has been ignored by the rest of Wiki, sometimes for years, is a warning not to use badges as an alternative to clear expression using [[PlainEnglish]].
  
 
Variations on DeleteMe on [[WikiWikiWeb]]:
 
Variations on DeleteMe on [[WikiWikiWeb]]:
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*DeleteThisPageSomeTime http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?DeleteThisPageSomeTime  
 
*DeleteThisPageSomeTime http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?DeleteThisPageSomeTime  
 
*DeleteWhenCooked http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?DeleteWhenCooked
 
*DeleteWhenCooked http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?DeleteWhenCooked
 
The [[WikiWikiWeb]] page on [http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiBadge WikiBadge] includes the following entry:
 
 
:Apart from categories and topics, the badge that has been used the most on Wiki is [[DeleteMe]]. The number of places in which this particular instruction has been ignored by the rest of Wiki, sometimes for years, is a warning not to use badges as an alternative to clear expression using [[PlainEnglish]].
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Wiki Concepts]]
 
[[Category:Wiki Concepts]]

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