[swilliamsio]

See also: Pokemon test[0]

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pok%C3%A9mon_test

[laverya]

And thanks to Wikipedia culling all the fancruft (including pokemon articles), we now have 10,000 ad-ridden wiki clones, one for each fandom.

I REALLY can't imagine this was the best decision in the long term.

[abandonliberty]

>Generally speaking, the perception that an article is fancruft can be a contributing factor in its nomination and deletion, but it is not the actual reason for deletion. Rather, the term fancruft is a shorthand for content which one or more editors consider unencyclopedic, possibly to the extent of violating policies on verifiability, neutrality, or original research.

I think wiki clones have more to do with people wanting to run their own advertising.