On 9/30/05, Ryan Delaney ryan.delaney@gmail.com wrote:
Which is something I'm not entirely averse to, as a system. It might be better than this, where a few people who sit in AFD all day have power over what lives and dies, and their decisions are regarded as final. At least if an admin speedies an article, another admin can restore it. But here, if 20 people vote to delete because of "roadcruft", that decision is legitimated in the eyes of the community. This is why I'm in favor of something like pure wiki deletion, or admin-only pure wiki deletion. Deletion should never have this air of finality that AFD gives to it.
Admin-only unilateral deletion is something I am in favour of. All it needs is a time delay (say, twelve hours) where anyone can see the information. VFU needs to be about content, not just process. This removes AfD and removes the unfair amount of power AfD regulars have. I doubt it'll happen, because it would smell of cabalism. But that shouldn't be our main concern.
Sam