Haukur Þorgeirsson wrote:
Just make [[WP:SNOW]] a speedy deletion criterion: "If you think an article doesn't have any chance of surviving AfD then just go ahead and delete it."
I appreciate that your comment was intended humorously, but nevertheless: half of the point of AFD, to my mind, is that it may bring an article to the attention of someone who can improve it to the point where it doesn't need deleting.
Cheers,
N.