[WikiEN-l] AfD should be Arguments for Deletion

[Keith Old]

You could possibly have concurring opinions at the bottom of each argument
similar to Supreme Court decisions.


Keith

User:Capitalistroadster

On 10/24/05, MacGyverMagic/Mgm <macgyvermagic at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I support the idea of forcing people to actually argue their view, but
> I see a lot of problems with the current idea.
> 1) The decision of the closing admin is always going to be questioned.
> 2) Having only arguments doesn't show how many people actually endorse
> these views.
> 3) Debates on schools and roads will probably have an equal amount of
> delete and keep arguments of which the validness is impossible to
> establish as both "sides" think the other side is wrong and end up in
> endless counter aguments.
>
> And if we were to force actual arguments we should also find a way to
> make people actually read an article and vote based on its merit and
> not a view on the general category of articles.
>
> --Mgm
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