From: Chris Jenkinson chris@starglade.org
I must say that I think that everyone who does not respond to a (good faith) questioning comment asking them why should have their vote/opinion on the matter disregarded. If they are not willing to say why they believe what they do then they should not be considered contributing to the discussion. Wikipedia is rightfully not a democracy where you can vote for whatever reason you like. Any position someone takes must be able to be challenged.
Well, speaking personally, I've probably voted in support of 3 dozen RFAs, and only voted against 3 applications, each time listing my reasons. In each case I was challenged, sometimes in a most rude way, for more detail. When I provided it, giving links to examples of policy violations etc., I was attacked again. Those who did not give reasons for rejecting the applications were not subject to these violations of [[Wikipedia:Civility]] policy. It would be most tempting, in the future, to simply vote "No" and refuse to give a reason, in order to avoid this kind of unpleasant treatment.
Jay.