On 12/9/05, MacGyverMagic/Mgm <macgyvermagic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
For my part, I
don't think removing the rules over deletion and
letting admins do whatever they want (subject to review and reversal,
of course, and if some admin goes around deleting articles like
[[George Bush]], reprimand and loss of admin powers) is such a bad
thing that trying it for a week would be a mistake. In fact, if you
combined this with allowing users to see the content of those deleted
articles, I actually think it'd be the best solution.
Anthony
AFD holds people accountable for their action and asks what the
community actually wants. While I'd love more freedom in deleting
obvious crap, I think it should be based on policy rather than some
freedom.
I'm sure we'd get at least some accusations of abuse of admin powers
of people who feel their opinion wasn't heard when something not
specifically falling in policy gets deleted. Admins should have a
recourse if they're not sure.
Mgm
I think one of the problems with AFD is that it removes
accountability. Other than myself, I don't think anyone has been
reprimanded for simply voting.
But anyway, admins don't need a recourse if they're not sure, they
already have a really simple rule: "When in doubt, don't delete."