On 09/09/06, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
On 9/9/06, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2006_September_7#...
Stop screwing up deletions in the first place?
geni
I'd agree. I don't know what the solution is, but there has to be something better than have a small group of people discuss/vote (the latter despite the use of newspeak) on deleting articles, when those who are involved on AFD are either an uninvolved and usually ignorant (of the subject) group, or an involved but biased group brought there by message-spamming/vote-rigging. In fact, having the latter group represented as fully as possible is entirely reasonable.
However, it's laughable to suggest that AFD reflects the consensus of Wikipedia editors, and further than that, that would not even be sensible either. It is not sustainable to suggest the majority would be correct. Finally, having such random groups of editors discuss/vote makes little reference to what readers would like.
I'm aware that my discussion gives little credit to those who participate in AFD, and do carefully look at the background in various subjects, who do consider what the encyclopaedia should include for readers, and are suitably unbiased to give a proper opinion.
However, there is no mechanism to rely more on opinions of worth than worthless opinions. This problem of course applies to Wikipedia across the board.
Zoney out.