I've compared the standard of some current deletion debates with some from a year back, only informally of course and without much system, but it seems to me that:
* really obvious deletions are much less common, suggesting that PROD is doing its job * blatant spam and band vanity is no longer a significant contributor to AfD * quality of debate seems higher, with more references to policy and guidelines and much less bald !voting * more contextual knowledge is evident now, suggesting that categorisation may also be working as intended
One thing which is not fixed: articles towards the end of the AfD day attract much less input than articles at the beginning of the day.
Does anyone have a good idea for fixing that?
Guy (JzG)