On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 2:45 PM, phoebe ayers <phoebe.wiki(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Agreed with David G. on this point. The general
sentiment to keep up
with BLPs is ok, I think; but most of the time sources can be found
for most bios. (And yes, I do make an occasional hobby of sourcing
random BLPs -- it's hard work and takes at least a good hour or two
per bio to do properly, and that's with access to a full university
library). Running a mass deletion does have the unfortunate effect
that there's no time for anyone to scramble for sources, which folks
will do at least some of the time if given a chance. On the other
hand, if *all* unsourced bios are deleted, at least no one can claim
theirs was singled out for deletion! And hey, it gives a clean slate
to start with (she says, somewhat tongue in cheek).
You're right that these are all very bad problems.
Pure Wiki Deletion would be an elegant solution to this, and many
other similar snafus.
Just sayin'.
- causa sui