I disagree strongly. They are spelled out *as well as we can using current, one-flat-page methods*. That isn't the same as easy, intuitive, inviting, or comfortable, for most people. We expect a lot from newcomers. Too much.
When a user can click a button and type *"I want to delete an article"* and get a step by step helping hand (wizard fashion), or an experienced user to chat to "on the spot", or a newcomer typing an edit has the (disable-able) software popup *"You look like you're trying to reference a blog post. Here's the 3 bullet point summary on that, and a link to the current policy. Click OK to confirm if you mean to do this or HELP ME to talk to an experienced user"*...
... *then* I will agree we are making progress.
FT2
On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Sarah slimvirgin@gmail.com wrote:
In fact a lot of those issues are spelled out very clearly. See [[WP:BLOGS]] for whether you can reference a blogpost. See [[WP:INCITE]] for a quick way to add a footnote. See [[Category:Infobox templates]] for how to add an infobox.
The deletion process does look daunting, but actually if you just clunk through the instructions, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:AfD#How_to_list_pages_for_deletion it's pretty easy, and I say that as someone with a template phobia.
We work on a complex website that caters to lots of different needs and skill levels, so there's a limit to how simple these processes can be made.
Sarah
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