On 9/21/05, MacGyverMagic/Mgm macgyvermagic@gmail.com wrote:
I'm starting to think that maybe we should just leave everything in that isn't immediately speediable, let things be merged and redirected at the will of the people, and finally let Wikipedia 1.0 sort it all out.
I don't think that's a good idea. The speedy criteria are purposely limited to specific cases. Most people won't argue the fact there's definitely articles in existence that should clearly be deleted, but don't fit a particular speedy criterion because we couldn't come to an agreeable phrasing of such a criterion.
I agree that we still need to delete hoax entries and copyright violations.
Copyvios are fairly straightforward. We list the article and its source for a few days and then delete it, replacing with the rewrite if one has been made in the meantime. AfD is not involved in this unless a copyvio occurs during the discussion.
There is no reason why hoaxes should not be treated in a similar manner. They're quite rare.
A highly unscientific survey I just carried out suggests that non-notability is the most frequent reason given by the nominators of AfDs, "gamecruft" the next. Neither of these is a reason for deletion; they can be dealt with by redirects and merges.
ads can usually be dealt with by deleting the promotional material within the article.