On 9/30/05, Ryan Delaney ryan.delaney@gmail.com wrote:
geni wrote:
Even if you have a striaght majority to delete that isn't enough.
Thank god for that.
- Ryan
If a majority would be enough to delete, common sense wouldn't prevail and block voting would be done on both sides of the argument just to get in the deciding vote. It's not merely about the vote. The reasoning someone has for their vote is much more important. Saying "non-notable roadcruft" only shows the nominator doesn't find roads worthy of an article but doesn't explain why *the nominated article* should go based on policy. Saying "this road is not important as it's not heavily travelled and doesn't contain any enyclopedic information." may still be controversial and spark loads of discussion, but at least it explains the nominator's reasoning in more detail.
Take for example whoever has been nominating webcomics the last few days. No doubt that's controversial to the authors and webcomic enthusiasts, but the nominator takes the time to track down Alexa and Google ratings and see how many users their forums have as well as their status within the webcomic community. It may take time, but I'm much easier swayed by well-researched nominations instead of endless debates where both sides scream the other side is pushing POV. --Mgm