On 4/22/08, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Regardless, it
would be trivial for a bot to generate a list of
articles belonging to both [[Category:Living people]] and
[[Category:Articles for deletion]], and list them on some prominent
page in project-space like "Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion
sorting/Living people", maybe give it a cute little shortcut such as
WP:BLPFD (/ˈblɪpfʌd/) that would imply a separate process when in fact
it isn't, and add a little note like <small>This debate has been
included in the list of living people-related deletion
discussions"</small>.
Or not?
Something like that.
Unfortunately I can't tell whether this is agreement or dismissal.
Regardless of anything else that might be said about it, creating one
comprehensive list of BLPs currently on AFD would at least allow
people to get a better, broader idea of which pages would be affected
by the current proposal. This would be more helpful in personally
deciding how good of an idea it really is, much more-so than examples
hand-picked to support an already formed opinion.
I am also skeptical of a "trial period" for the current proposal as I
doubt enough people will be aware of the "reverse default outcome"
soon enough to get meaningful results. A live list would also be
helpful in measuring this awareness (and to some extent, obedience)
during the "trial period" if there is one, or forever and ever amen
otherwise.
Also it would be useful in identifying and correcting "collateral
damage" and determining the overall level of it.
If somebody here is good with bots and interested in helping me with
this idea, please let me know, publicly, privately, I don't care, but
soon.
—C.W.