On 9/16/08, Andrew Gray shimgray@gmail.com wrote:
A few years ago, what would happen was they'd close it, tag the article as a speedy-deletion candidate, and mark it as "per the deletion discussion [here]", or something similar. This was sort of frowned on, but simply because it meant an extra step - the deleting admin had to check the discussion was indeed a fair close.
Maybe in theory but in practice, half the admins watching CSD will swing at anything without examination or comment.
Mind you, I'm not entirely sure how to close a deletion debate *properly* - I've been an admin three years and never closed one. :-)
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