On 11 August 2016 at 12:57, David Cuenca Tudela dacuetu@gmail.com wrote:
what is the function of all the policies when they so obviously are hardly worth the bits they consist of.
Policies are not commands that have to be blindly obeyed. They are a general framework for the admins and users to approach the blurry or defined limits, but of course some autonomy is needed to decide in edge or uncertain cases. That means to take decisions that eventually will make some people (like you in this case) unhappy.
That is all well and good, but when an admin is challenged over an inappropriate use of their tools, by members of the community in good standing, and acting in good faith, and asked to reinstate unilaterally- and speedily- deleted items and nominate them for a deletion discussion involving the wider community, they should not refuse to do unless there is a policy that gives support for their actions.
In this case, there is none, and furthermore none has even been claimed.