... and don't forget our old friend the redirect.
k
On 5/20/06, Keith Old <keithold(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 5/21/06, SCZenz <sczenz(a)gmail.com> wrote:
A reminder to everyone about speedy deletions...
It has come to my attention lately that the speedy deletion criteria are
being applied rather loosely in some cases. Especially unfortunate are
articles that are nominated for being "non-notable"; there is no such
speedy
criterion, there is only the criterion that articles about people/groups
may
be deleted if they have "no assertion of notability" whatsoever. This
is
not just process wonkery--it is fundamendal to
WP:CSD that the reason
for
deletion be totally uncontroversial, as the
process is almost entirely
without review.
I have encountered many speedy-tagged articles that, upon a careful
look,
were either good articles or worthy of further
consideration (e.g.
through
PROD). It is incumbent on administrators who do
speedy deletions to
take
such careful looks at every article; there are
enough of us to take the
time
to do it right. It would also be helpful if those tagging pages would
take
some care in what they tag, although I do understand that new pages
patrol
(for example) is a thankless and rushed job which
is very important.
In cases I've seen where I think mistakes were made, I have tried to
start
discussions with the individual editors involved.
My intention in
sending
this email is not to single them out, but just to
bring this issue to
everyone's attention. In many cases where an article is clearly
unsuitable,
but doesn't clearly fit the speedy criteria, using the WP:PROD process
is
a
good substitute for speedy deletion, and I urge everyone to use it more
often.
Thanks,
SCZenz
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That is what I try and do when I do speedy deletions. I try to follow the
general principle of if in doubt, don't delete. Generally, there is no
reason why they can't be kept around for a few days with the exception of
copyvios.
If necessary, I will even rewrite the article as a stub myself if the
subject of the article warrants it and I have enough information.
Regards
Keith Old
Keith Old
User:Capitalistroadster
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