Enterprise 2.0 rescued from the salvage pile? (Wikipedia re-votes)

This past week I've been intimately involved in a blogstorm (to use Ross' term) over the deletion of the term Enterprise 2.0. My issue with the deletion was as much about the rationale and process behind the deletion as it was in support of the term itself. As it turns out, whether the attention we brought to bear on the issue had an impact or not, the Wikipedia powers-that-be are currently considering the term for deletion once again.

• If you're a Wikipedia user/editor and would like to contribute to the discussion on whether or not the term deserves deletion, please visit here: Nomination for Deletion Discussion

• If you would like to contribute to the article itself (and fleshing the definition out further can only help make the case against deletion), please visit here: Enterprise 2.0 Definition

I've received a ton of supportive correspondence the last few days in support of my view that Enterprise 2.0 should be a stand alone term in Wikipedia. I would hope that many of you who shared that support would find some time to echo your sentiments in the formal process by which we can make our views a reality.

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Comments

[Jason Wood]

Mike,

Thanks for the thoughts. I'm beginning to realize that I have a problem more with the Wiki submission/deletion process than this individual decision surrounding Enterprise 2.0. Far too many "rules" for what's supposed to be an all-encompassing compendium of knowledge. How can something be all-encompassing that explicitly chooses to delete a term that people readily admit has at least SOME merit.

[Mike Wagner]

I agree with you. Enterprise 2.0 should absolutely stand alone. ANyone who thinks otherwise just doesn't understand how enterprises have different requirents for the applications they implement; they require a higher degree of gevernence at the server level. That's just the way it is.
My two cents and sticking to it.
Cheers