MacGyverMagic/Mgm wrote:
I agree with the idea of gradually deleting unsourced material. But 7 days is too soon, for a lot of articles there's not really a hurry. People could tag stuff they don't like without even making an effort to find sources. And there's no doubt some large articles that require detailed research that takes time - much longer than 7 days.
I'd like to see a safeguard that proves at least attempts were made to source it before deleting articles. Instead of deleting the unsourced articles, focus should be on organizing processes and projects to source material. Properly sourced articles are better than deleted ones.
Mgm
Generally, I agree that time should be given for good sourcing. But if the creator gives no source - and nothing at all can be found after 7 days - then I see no need to keep the article hanging about.
What you say is right in principle - but in practice it has resulted in a lot of crap hanging about.
Note, I'm not suggesting we delete things where the sourcing needs improving - I'm suggesting we delete things where no sources whatsoever are being supplied.
We can always have a policy of any admin undeleting if someone comes along with a source later.