Second Wiki Renaissance

Don't remember seeing this page before. Looking for the page on the mass-deletion that was mostly allowed to occur, around 1999??, but can't find the page. Help? Found it -- WikiReductionists

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 Main Entry: re·nais·sance
 Pronunciation: "re-n&-'s?(t)s, -'z?(t)s, -'s?s, -'z?s, 're-n&-", chiefly British ri-'nA-s&n(t)s
 Function: noun
 Usage: often attributive

 Etymology: French, from Middle French, rebirth, from renaistre to be born again, from Latin renasci, from re- + nasci to be born -- more at NATION
  Date: 1845
 1 capitalized a : the transitional movement in Europe between medieval and modern times beginning in the 14th century in  Italy, lasting into the 17th century, and marked by a humanistic revival of classical influence expressed in a flowering of the arts and literature and by the beginnings of modern science b : the period of the Renaissance c : the neoclassic style of architecture prevailing during the Renaissance

 2 often capitalized : a movement or period of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity

 3 : REBIRTH, REVIVAL 

Okay, so that's 'renaissance' sorted out; could someone perhaps explain the 'second wiki' part?

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Are we to understand that the BigWikiFireOfDoubleOught cleared the way for the SecondWikiRenaissance? What was it like?

A bloodbath. Please don't bring it up again.

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