If this is to be the standard policy, and the 1 week limit is maintained on the Votes for Deletion page, and I am not allowed to delete any pages that I put on the Votes for deletion page, then I see no point in even attempting to delete any pages. This is completely unworkable.
Oh, and by the way, The Cunctator has unilaterally, without discussion, deleted "If the page contains no useful content (all gibberish for example) and no useful history, this step may be skipped." from the [[Wikipedia:Policy on permanent deletion of pages]] page.
Zoe
--- Erik Moeller erik_moeller@gmx.de wrote:
Zoe-
I find this a ridiculous stance. Are we required
to
put EVERY SINGLE ARTICLE on the votes for deletion page, and then wait a week and for some other use
to
delete them?
No. However, in case of copyright infringements, we try to follow the policy of putting a boilerplate text on the page first:
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia%3ABoilerplate_text
(search for "copyright infringement")
In these cases, the page should also be added to VfD. This is done so that the user gets an opportunity to clarify whether this was really done without permission, or whether the text is actually his. If a user has a history of such violations and has made no effort to resolve them, this step may be considered unnecessary.
It's a bit tedious (I suggest bookmarking the boilerplate page), but there have been plenty of cases where anonymous users have added stuff from their own homepages, so I think it's still a useful procedure to follow. Also, the above text is fairly courteous and non-confrontational.
Regards,
Erik
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