Inclusionist
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 One who advocates for inclusion.
"But whether this doctrine is, or is not, taught in this verse is a contested question. Ambrose is the choragus of the Inclusionists, Œcumenius of the Exclusionists."
- 2 A wiki user who favors the inclusion of articles rather than their deletion.
"But the proliferation of rules, and the fact that select Wikipedians have learnt how to handle them to win arguments, now represents a danger, says Andrew Lih, a former deletionist who is now an inclusionist, and who is writing a book about Wikipedia."
- 1 Advocating for inclusion.
"Both schools of thought on the subject of interest have the courage of their convictions. The inclusionist group thinks the inclusion of interest will accomplish certain objects. Their motives, therefore, for including interest help to explain their contentions."
- 2 Favoring the inclusion of articles rather than their deletion.
"Regardless, the inclusionist view that all processes are supposed to operate case by case rather than determining whether broad topic areas should be included continues to prevail, though this view is subject to great debate, especially in areas of popular culture."
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More examples"Both schools of thought on the subject of interest have the courage of their convictions. The inclusionist group thinks the inclusion of interest will accomplish certain objects. Their motives, therefore, for including interest help to explain their contentions."
Etymology
From inclusion + -ist.
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