On 2/26/07, John Lee johnleemk@gmail.com wrote:
Correction: that's the way *AfD* works. You note that WP exists to serve the writers, but most (if not all) of those commenting on certain nominations may have never written on the topic concerned. That's not to say they should be ignored, because WP works by consensus, but if the people who know most about a field are writing about something, or saying that something deserves an article, then generally shouldn't it be included, unless it fails certain guidelines/policies, e.g. verifiability?
I don't see how to fix AfD to address your concerns. We'd have to evaluate the relative worth of different commentators based on their expertise, which is a big can of worms.
Adam