[WikiEN-l] VFD goes completely pathological

[David Gerard]

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Tony_Sidaway

The above RFC is completely on crack and those involved should be ashamed
of themselves. If you look closely, you'll see it's actually sour grapes
over one VFD debate they didn't like the closing of.

VFD performs a useful function about as damagingly as it could possibly be
performed. It's being used as a substitute for cleanup, wikify, and
copyvio.  It's being used to push agendas of all sorts.  It's constantly
creating increased animosity between editors.

The VFD regulars are openly hostile to non-regulars. One of the arguments
against breaking up VFD from the all-on-one-page to day pages a couple of
months ago was that it would attract too many people to vote if the pages
were more usable! I mean, what the fuck?

VFD the idea is one thing. VFD the present reality is pathological. More
rules on it won't fix it - it needs to be taken out and shot.


MOTION: That while VFD nominally performs a useful function in clearing
crap out of Wikipedia, its current operation and subcommunity is so
pathological and damaging to the Wikipedia community that it should be
removed entirely. Remove it completely. Then talk and think how to come
up with something that works without becoming an engine for rancor.


- d.