On 2/11/06, Alphax (Wikipedia email) alphasigmax@gmail.com wrote:
Who /is/ representative of Wikipedia consensus on deletion?
Take a cross-section of {all editors, weighted by the (frequency * size) of their edits}, and ask them to reach a decision on keeping/deleting an article. That's what I would call representative of 'Wikipedia consensus' on its deletion.
Discussion before polling/voting : good. In practice this not only better-informs participants, it weights the opinion of those who participiate in and follow a discussion more strongly than those who drop in for 30 seconds and leave a 3-word comment or vote.
--SJ