[Wikipedia-l] Deletion

[Fred Bauder]

Well, I did check a little bit and found at least one article that had been
deleted.  Worked on it a bit and found a few interesting links that fit
into it.

I think most of the deletions being made are being done in good faith and
for good reasons and probably should be possible without any hassle.

But I don't think all of them are. Perhaps it is just due to inexperience,
I think some of our sysops perhaps have a bit more enthusiasum about
delection and other duties than is really comfortable for others.

Anyway, when you move beyond the appropriate bounds of your
responsibilities it's pretty ugly.

Ed Poor, he's pretty cool. If he does something drastic he's on here
talking about it and it's easily remedied, cause we all know about it.

Anyway, I think it is fair to say that there is some vandalism or let us
say abuse of their position by some sysops. I would suggest that if you are
not one of those responsible there is no need to take offense; and if you
are perhaps an examination of your motives is appropriate.

When a person first comes on they experiment with different things, some of
which seem not that good later. They name things wrong, don't take a
Neutral Point of View, perhaps write articles in an inappropriate way. I
don't suppose there is any perfect way to straighten them out and get them
on the right track, so I guess a lot of leeway needs to be given to anyone
who takes the trouble to try to correct an error.

I think at some point, however, you should realize that if someone keeps
trying, that they are trying to do something worthwhile.

My point is, that unless you can justify it and are prepared to make a
record of what you have done and why that you leave other peoples work
alone unless you are engaged in improving it. Eagerness to just get rid of
whatever doesn't please you is unseemly.

I find returning to Wikipedia and finding articles deleted (and
unrecoverable) quite unpleasant.

Fred