Thank you, Jens, for some very good advice. Specialization is needed for a project this large, but maybe I've been specializing too much. Maybe what I need is to branch out more, spending less time on New Pages and more time elsewhere. Calling all volunteers -- 20 minutes a day, New Pages wants --> YOU. :-)

Frankly I'm amazed by all the thought given to this topic already, both pro and con. I agree with Timwi that a minimum byte count will not rule out someone holding down a key to make a really long test page, but I do think fewer people would do that. I think a significant percentage would stop testing when they realized "Oh, wow. It was actually about to create an article. The only reason it didn't was that what I wrote was too short." Maybe that's just me being naive, placing too much trust in the good intentions of others. Maybe not. I still think a (low) minimum byte count would reduce the overall maintenance load for new pages without driving away potential new contributors.

Oh, and I *love* the new Recent Changes Patrol feature Timwi is developing. Anything that will reduce redundancy in maintenance is wonderful. Personally, I would pass on checking anything that had been reviewed by two admins. Sure, there is a wide range of opinions even among admins, but that would satisfy my criteria for trust.

Thank you, Stephen W. Adair

P.S. I had never encountered a word-wrap problem before. 'Sorry about the last e-mail. For this one I've been hitting "Enter" at the end of each line. I hope that improves readability.