On Mon, 26 May 2003, Anthere wrote:
Hum..."reverting" on sight is one thing.
Anyone really
wishing to work on one of his article can go dig it
up.
However, "deleting" on sight is another matter. Would
you (that is a plural you, not you specifically
Tannin) consider please, blanking his articles instead
of deleting them. Then, either list the blanked
articles on the vfd in case anyone would wish to work
on them, or let them blank (which would make them
appear next time the "short pages" is working again).
I think it is more respectful to do this way. And
blanking them hardly take more time than reverting
other articles with history. Plus, blanking them is an
action everybody wishing to help 'yous' can do, while
deletion on sight is necessarily a unilateral decision
from a sysop.
That sounds sensible to me. I think it's best if we stick with reversible
actions, so that if anyone is interested they can go back through the
article histories to see if anything can be salvaged, after Michael has
gone.
Oliver
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