In a message dated 4/28/2009 1:15:09 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
doc.wikipedia(a)ntlworld.com writes:
We have always placed the burden of
proof-of-notability on the
contributing
author, not on the rest of the AfD posters.
That's been true across
each
AfD for notability that I've seen. I doubt
it's going to change. I
did
not create that, it's just the way it is.
Will Johnson
I disagree. To delete requires a consensus to delete. That is, a
consensus of people believe the article has no place on wikipedia.>>
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You can't disagree, because I never said what you are disagreeing to.
Read what I said more clearly and you will see that I'm not speaking about
a consensus, nor a lack of consensus. I'm not talking about deletion, nor
keeping. I'm speaking of *who* has the burden of proof to show
"notability", or the lack of notability. The author? Or everyone else?
We've always
recognized that it's the contributing author who has that burden-of-proof.
Will Johnson
Oh, I assure you I can disagree. I can disagree with almost anything.
I disagree that the burden of proof is on the contributing author. The
burden is on those wishing to delete something to achieve a consensus to
delete. What level of "evidence" or "proof" will convince a consensus
of
wikipedians is up to the wikipedians participating. I suspect many
people will be satisfied by different things.