[WikiEN-l] Article deletion

[Jimmy Wales]

JAY JG wrote:
> That would be un-helpful, since the majority of intentions and outcomes
> are for deletion.  Yes, sometimes the consensus is for merging the
> article, but that's not the most typical outcome.  Neologisms, original
> research, rants, advertisements, pet theories, bands that are planning
> to record their first CD any day now, [[List of flags featuring one or
> more stars and the colors red, blue, and white]] etc. don't qualify
> under Speedy deletion rules, but still have no place in an encyclopedia.

Exactly.  And we don't want to add these things to the Speedy rules,
either.  (Well, maybe a few... ;-))

--Jimbo