On 3/25/07, charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com wrote:

"Newyorkbrad (Wikipedia)" wrote

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I think we need some input from the Office as to how this situation should be handled on-wiki.

Maybe. But the deletion of a badly-sourced attack piece biography would not be the > problem.

And that's exactly why we have CSD, AFD, PROD etc.

"Out of process" deletions have their uses and the ability to do them is a necessary tool in fighting the firehose of crap but I offer this proposal to avoid any more Brandt type wheel wars..

If an admin makes an "out of process" deletion, then any other admin if free to restore the article without prejudice. If restored, it cannot be deleted again by anyone without going through one of the established deletion processes. (AFD, CSD, etc) If the admin who originally deleted it, deletes it again, he is subject to the immediate loss of his admin privs. If deleted by another admin, he is informed that it is a contested "out of process" delete and the article is restored again. If he deletes it again, he could lose his privs.

This protection shouldn't last forever though. After a certain amount of time has passed, perhaps a month or 3 (that can be determined by consensus) someone can try to "OOP" it again.