On 20/09/2007, Adrian aldebaer@googlemail.com wrote:
I wonder if it's just my own twisted perception, but it appears courtesy blankings are on a steep rise. I know this has been discussed at length, and I don't disagree with any particular blanking and I also assume there are more or less valid reasons in each individual case, esp. when it involves the use of Oversight. But I wonder if there is something like agreed-upon prerequisites or standards for a courtesy blanking to occur.
The last CB (not involving oversight) I noticed was of the Jeffrey Gustafson RfAr, on which I recognised nothing out of the ordinary. I don't mind the blanking itself, just wondering by which standards the blanking happened; or whether there are such standards in the first place, written or not.
As far as I know, they've always been done on a case by case basis. That works fine when they are quite rare. If they're getting more common, we probably should have at least a guideline.