On 11/28/05, Sam Korn smoddy@gmail.com wrote:
I think what you are arguing is something different to quite a lot of others. They are saying why the policy was necessary. Your complaint is actually that you weren't warned. I don't think anyone would disagree that you should have been notified before the deletions took place.
There were thousands of images (possibly tens of thousands) that qualified for speedy deletion under the new policy. Issuing warnings to the uploader of each such image would have interminably delayed the cleanup, which was already well-overdue. Repeated public notices were issued; we're sorry you missed them or did not realize they applied to you.
Kelly