I'm trying to be diplomatic and seeing their viewpoint about this, but failing miserably only just because they haven't really expressed any reason why they feel flushing our work down the gurgler is actually okay to do. They haven't said anything but: "the Wiki won't be returning." This seems disrespectful of their users and contributors.

Well, it does, to me, anyway. :blink:

Monterey/Mint21.x/Win10 - Blender3.x - PP11.3(cm) - Musescore3.6.2

Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehen
[it is clear that humans have contempt for that which they do not understand] 

Metaphor of Chooks