Mark Richards wrote:
By 'we' I presume you mean admins, so not scrutiny can be given by regular users since they can't see the content of the deleted article. Mark
--- "csherlock@ljh.com.au" csherlock@ljh.com.au wrote:
OK, I'm topposting and loving it!
Firstly, deleted articles are not permanently deleted. We can retrieve them. See [[Wikipedia:Undeletion policy]]. Secondly, if an admin is making consistent deletions and not listening to others, they can be de'sysoped after a request from other wikipedia editors. Just go talk to the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee]]. See also [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Administrator_abuse]]. Basically this suggestion is truly horrible and I am strongly opposed to it. TBSDY
True, when I was referring to "we" I was referring to admins. However, I have been monitoring the deletion log lately, and I see very few articles that have been removed incorrectly. Even the borderline ones that I restored and THEN placed on VfD have had legitimate reasons for deletion. See, for example, [[Clairvoyance (album)]]. I restored this and placed on VfD, and the admin explained that as the had no information on who created it it appeared to be a perfect candidate for speedy deletion. Now I disagreed, restored and listed on VfD, but I can also see why he did this.
Incidently, just to let you know: everyone can see the [[Deletion log]]. As I've said before, if someone sees an article on their they beleive should not have been deleted then they should place a message on my talk page. My username is Ta bu shi da yu.
TBSDY