On 10/1/06, Jimmy Wales jwales@wikia.com wrote:
This is an eloquent expression of ongoing problems with process creep. Not everything needs to be codified in a strict policy involving a 5 day voting procedure.
This would be why we have prod.
One thing to remember is that deletions can be undone. Deleting an article is really no big deal.
If you are not an admin it is.
As far as not biting the newbies, well, of course I agree. A kind and loving template which says "Thanks so much for your submission to Wikipedia, but it was deleted. Before submitting again, please read <this>, <that>, and <the other> policy, and if you have questions, please raise them at <an appropriate page>."
Cold and impersonal.
If admins are going to operate outside the system it hardly seems acceptable to comunicate to those they effect as if they were part of such a sytem. No statements about personalised deletions should be personalised in term.