Yes, the problem is that the deletion log does not show the content of the article, so people cannot give oversight to whether or not it should have been deleted. Page blanking is much more appropriate. Mark
--- "csherlock@ljh.com.au" csherlock@ljh.com.au wrote:
Mark Richards wrote:
By 'we' I presume you mean admins, so not scrutiny
can
be given by regular users since they can't see the content of the deleted article. Mark
--- "csherlock@ljh.com.au" csherlock@ljh.com.au wrote:
OK, I'm topposting and loving it!
Firstly, deleted articles are not permanently deleted. We can retrieve them. See [[Wikipedia:Undeletion policy]]. Secondly, if an admin is making consistent deletions and not listening to others, they can be de'sysoped after a request from other wikipedia editors. Just go talk to the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration
Committee]].
See also
[[Wikipedia:Administrators#Administrator_abuse]].
Basically this suggestion is truly horrible and I
am
strongly opposed to it. TBSDY
True, when I was referring to "we" I was referring to admins. However, I have been monitoring the deletion log lately, and I see very few articles that have been removed incorrectly. Even the borderline ones that I restored and THEN placed on VfD have had legitimate reasons for deletion. See, for example, [[Clairvoyance (album)]]. I restored this and placed on VfD, and the admin explained that as the had no information on who created it it appeared to be a perfect candidate for speedy deletion. Now I disagreed, restored and listed on VfD, but I can also see why he did this.
Incidently, just to let you know: everyone can see the [[Deletion log]]. As I've said before, if someone sees an article on their they beleive should not have been deleted then they should place a message on my talk page. My username is Ta bu shi da yu.
TBSDY
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