Interesting. But let's just hope common sense prevails... On 7/16/07, K P <kpbotany(a)gmail.com> wrote: _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

I'm inspired with confidence now, Keith ;) On 7/16/07, Keith Old <keithold(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > On 7/16/07, Giggy <g1ggyman(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Interesting. But let's just hope common sense prevails... > > > > On 7/16/07, K P <kpbotany(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > On 7/15/07, SJ <2.718281828(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > But we don't need to speak in the abstract. Take some of today's > AfD > > > > entries, for instance: they include [[Bubbles the Clown]], [[Katie > > > > Hopkins]], [[Chess strategy]] and [[Chess tactics]] -- all of which > > > > (even the first) are well written, contributed to by many people, > well > > > > to very-well referenced or linked, and in the latter two cases have > > > > been around for five years. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So, [[Bubbles the Clown]] was nominated by an editor who had been > > > editing for less than 36 hours, [[Katie Hopkins]] by an editor who has > > > been editing for less than 30 days, plus we're apparently the type of > > > encyclopedia that has to question whether Rock Climbing and Chess > > > Strategies are notable. > > > > > > Interesting. But, really, something is going on in AfD. These are > > > sock puppet accounts created by beligerant AfD deletionists who have > > > been caught out on various things--like probably the editor who > > > deleted stuff from an article then nominated it for deletion based > > > upon what he'd deleted not being there, is back. > > > > > > I still think it's a secret contest. > > > > > > KP > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > WikiEN-l mailing list > > > WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > > > http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > WikiEN-l mailing list > > WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > > http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > > > > Giggy, > > So far it is as it generally does in AfD. > > Regards > > > *Keith Old*