On 5/12/06, Russell Blackford <russellblackford(a)bigpond.com> wrote:
Independently of the stunt being discussed here, a
group of us have chanced
our collective arm that there is now enough consensus, on the talk page and
elsewhere, to alter the wording of T1. T1 is now elaborated and clarified in
a way that expressly allows for speedy deletion of such userboxes. I hope
that the wording will stick but that admins will show some sensitivity, e.g.
transcluding (or whatever the hell that word is) boxes before zapping them.
Under the new wording - if it does stick - the deletion of the User:
Christian template is supportable, but I'm really quite dismayed by the
antics involving it overnight my time. Some people on this list might want
to see the comments being expressed in the deletion review, and to make
comments of their own about what has been done, both by the group involved
with this template and by those of us who thought T1 needed to be changed.
Russell
There are ways to do things without changing the wording on a Speedy.
If the debate based consensus on a topic is not clear how do you
justify making up an objective criteria that will be accepted by
editors who see the large amount of power in a criterium that only has
to be agreed upon by a single admin in the end, no questions asked.
(unless someone puts it to DRVU, which they did in this case)
Peter