On 10/29/07, Todd Allen toddmallen@gmail.com wrote:
John Lee wrote:
Is it your position that having no sources should constitute a criterion for speedy deletion?
Maybe not speedy. But they certainly shouldn't be allowed to stick around indefinitely either. My idea was a PROD-like system specifically for sourceless articles, under which one can remove the prod by adding a minimum of one relevant source. We pay lip service to sourcing, but we don't -enforce- it. It's a bit like saying "Really, vandalizing is bad, we mean it, don't do that", but then never actually blocking anyone for vandalism. In the same vein, we should either do away with the source requirement, or enforce it by -actually- removing unsourced content. Bet you can guess which I would like to see.
(As an aside, if we implemented a system like that, I'd be all for anon page creation, especially since we seem to have plenty of newpage patrollers right now.)
Have you ever {{prod}}ded a newly created article with no sources and had that {{prod}} tag removed but no sources ever added? I would think if at least one source couldn't be found showing that something existed a {{prod}} deletion would be a slam dunk. But maybe this is just wishful thinking.