Wikipedia:Esperanza: Difference between revisions

Some of these programs survive as independent projects, but most were deemed by the community as actually detrimental to the mission of Wikipedia.

Esperanza was first [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Esperanza/Archive1|nominated for deletion]] in November 2006. Critics of the group argued that Esperanza distracted people from contributing to the encyclopedia proper by providing an environment for social interaction. Esperanza was also criticized for having regular Council elections, which were seen as nothing more than popularity contests. Following a no consensus result in the first motion to delete Esperanza, the organization engaged in a series of reforms, which resulted in the deletion of the coffee lounge, the user page awards, Stressbusters and the Barnstar Brigade. The group also attempted to promote participation in the article namespace by creating an Esperanza Collaboration of the Month. While most of the reform discussions ultimately reached a consensus, the consensus was ultimately to basically change nothing that the critics of Esperanza found wrong with it, and only to remove those aspects of the organization that were going to be deleted anyway. In addition, the overhaul discussions related to Esperanza's goals, its charter, its governance, what constitutes membership, and the noticeboard -- the elements most criticized -- weren't completed.

After long discussion, in which it was noted that despite being a large project, isnthat Esperanza had failed it'ts neededmission to spread hope and good cheer, itand that an organization to do such was unnecessary in any case. It was ultimately decided that Esperanza was to be decentralized and disbanded; see above for a list of now-independent projects. Other pages about Esperanza themselves were redirected to this page, which was replaced with the summary above.