Jeremy Cushman wrote:
Maybe it's just me, but I think that this current system is fine because as of now, (for most articles) we get enough votes either for '''Keep''' or '''Delete''' and it is not a hassle for users to vote.
AFD IS *NOT* A VOTE. VFD was a vote, and it was *deleted*.
AFD is where we /try/ and work out if an article is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. The *number* of people who comment on any given AFD means *absolutely bugger all*. The only things we should be discussing on AFD are:
1. Is the article suitable for inclusion? 2. Why or why not? 3. Are there any experts in the area who wish to comment? 4. Outcome
Anything short of Using Common Sense when discussing deletion of articles is sheer lunacy, hurts the encyclopedia, makes Wikipedia look bad, makes the people who continue to do this sort of thing become partial to the taste of lightly cooked baby, and in general is a Bad Thing.
As stated[1] in the wub's First Law: The impossible holy grail of Wikipedia policy is a complete definition of common sense. It follows that anything less is flawed by comparison.
[1] [[WP:RAUL]]