On Jan 17, 2006, at 4:54 PM, Katefan0 wrote:
Phil,
The problem under discussion isn't created by the words "keep" and
"delete"
on AFD pages, it's about the tenor of the discussion itself. This
solution
doesn't fix the base problem.
I disagree - the problem is, I think, created by the expectation and
compulsion of comment. When your opinion is measured by whether you
speak instead of by what you say, you are given more of a license to
speculate. It doesn't matter what you say after "delete," after all.
You're not really accountable for it, because the substantive part of
what you say is "keep" or "delete." Everything else is posturing.
If the content of your comment is your reason, and if your voice
doesn't matter save for the reason you give to it, you are obliged to
not be stupid in your reasons. Whereas right now, your reasons don't
matter - just your right to put things in boldface.
-Phil