On 9/4/07, Wily D wilydoppelganger@gmail.com wrote:
I couldn't resist commenting on this, because I read this email the same time I came across
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_presidential_election%2C_1988
In the speedy deletion bin (little or no context). Now, I just want to bitch a little bit here - certain articles should never be deleted, only expanded. "Russia is a country" provides very little context, but it requires expansion, not deletion. No reasonable person would advocate the general deletion of articles on real presidential elections of any country. Deletion should be reserved for unsalvagable articles, either articles with no value (and this had a bit of value) or articles on subjects that can never hope to be encyclopaedic. But a Haitian presidential election? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
If you ask me, "no context" is a ridiculous reason to tag substubs for deletion, unless they are really incomprehensible. I usually let people know that this isn't such a bright idea after I remove the tag; they usually don't complain, which to me indicates they were probably gold mining and/or are overenthusiastic "contributors".
Johnleemk