On Sun, 2003-05-18 at 00:06, Erik Moeller wrote:
Zoe-
Oh, and by the way, The Cunctator has unilaterally, without discussion, deleted "If the page contains no useful content (all gibberish for example) and no useful history, this step may be skipped." from the [[Wikipedia:Policy on permanent deletion of pages]] page.
Already reverted by Koyaanis. I consider this a violation of Wikiquette -- important policies like that should not be unilaterally removed without *prior* discussion.
Ah, unilaterally. I'm such the unilateralist. Is there any difference between "without discussion" and "unilaterally"? If not, both Zoe and Erik are being redundant simply for rhetorical effect (the implication being that I have no desire to work with others toward the common good).
I apologize for upsetting Erik and Zoe. I trust that they recognize that I desire to work with others toward the common good.
Okay; starting an ex post facto prior discussion:
In his edit summary, KQ stated that the issue was previously hashed out on the mailing list and Decided by Jimmy.
It's essentially impossible to find out what policy edits arise from what discussion--that is, if the policy was "unilaterally" added "without discussion" by someone several months before or if it arose out of a long discussion on the mailing list. If that discussion was referenced anywhere, then it would be possible for me (or others) to see where the decision came from.
Finally, while Jimbo is a useful arbiter of policy decisions, it's not healthy to consider that decisions he makes about editing policy to be the Word of Wikipedia Written in Stone. He's not all-knowing or perfect, as I think he would agree.