On 10/27/06, Phil Sandifer <Snowspinner(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Tagging an article with {{delete}} isn't asking-
it's telling a user
to fuck off.
Going to their talk page, asking, and waiting a day is asking them to
do things. Slapping an article with {{delete}} is being aggressive,
hostile, and bitey.
The person in question did go to the users talk page.
You're ascribing a lot of emotions (aggressive, hostile, and bitey) to
someone you've never spoken with.