Guy Chapman aka JzG
I'm just quantifying the work involved. I do think we are focusing too much on the symptom, and ignoring the cause.
The problem being managed is creation of worthless articles on worthless subjects.
So, the cause is ... you don't need a driving licence to use the Internet? Or the open editing policy that has driven WP's success? Both are 'causes'.
Charles
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On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 20:08:33 +0000, charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com wrote:
The problem being managed is creation of worthless articles on worthless subjects.
So, the cause is ... you don't need a driving licence to use the Internet? Or the open editing policy that has driven WP's success? Both are 'causes'.
The cause is a very low bar to article creation, and very little guidance as you create the article as to what we are actually looking for.
I think there is some nostalgia here for the days when it was all just fields. we now have over 2,000,000 articles, many of them not on Pokemon. Well, some, anyway.
But I think you are misunderstanding my point. Speedy deletion addresses a symptom, I would rather address the cause, for example by helping those new editors who are documenting something other than their garage band, to write something half decent.
Guy (JzG)