On 9/23/02 9:23 AM, "Fred Bauder" fredbaud@ctelco.net wrote:
I quite agree, although my vested interest in stubs is less now days, since I have both had little time and have generally worked on substantial articles. I just don't have time to monitor the deletion police. I did notice a proposed deletion of [[poverty]] a dismal article about a dismal subject, which I thought rather unwise. It would seem on obvious candidate for editing and addition of more substantial material rather than deletion.
To the individuals involved, I would say that if you spent more time writing articles you would have less time for vandalism.
I just want to say that I'm not trying to imply that anyone, including the people I mentioned, aren't well-intentioned, positive contributors. The people who delete a lot also contribute lots more. We just need to all work together for best principles on how to properly manage Wikipedia's content, find the right balance between a free-for-all and delete-all-mediocrity.