Kat Walsh wrote:
Enwiki went through something similar when the
with-permission,
non-commercial, and non-derivative images that were permitted (or at
last tolerated) early on became speedy deletion candidates... many
people upset at the loss of their hard work, and no one is ever happy
about making that happen even where the ends are something we want.
Making the deletion speedy can be as much of a problem as deleting at
all. Sometimes a more respectful process might take a little longer,
but it gives people the opportunity to feel they have been heard. For a
questionable image that has hung around for a couple of years, an extr
week should make little difference.
Ec