I prefer to write that way too, but it isn't safe now. There are a
few editors running amuck with speedys on new stubs. Any editor can
place a speedy. It takes an admin to actually delete it, but they do
delete it if you haven't contested it with a hangon tag. You may have
less than an hour, depending how busy things are. If you start a new
article, stay and watch it.
On 1/13/07, Ray Saintonge <saintonge(a)telus.net> wrote:
David Goodman wrote:
An good article that is properly defended is less
likely to be
deleted. I have seen many worthy articles fail because there are no
outside references, and the claims are either exorbitant or mild. You
can not expect others to know, unless you tell them.
All good articles also need time to evolve. Stubs don't seem like much,
but they are a beginning. References are a good thing; good references
are even better. These too develop over time. References are more
important when the facts are in dispute, but many articles can afford
patience when dealing with references.
Ec
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