On 9/11/05, JAY JG jayjg@hotmail.com wrote:
Well, that sounds like a recipe for edit warring - in fact, page blankers are typically viewed as vandals. Is there something un-wiki about trying to find consensus on the matter on a special page devoted to those kinds of discussions - say, something like AfD?
Having the discussions in a single place e.g. AfD biases the case towards those whose interest is in general deletion policy, whether they be deletionist, inclusionist, or whatever; in other words, regulars of that page. Page deletion by blanking would be accompanied by discussion on the talk page for an article, biasing the case towards those who care about the article. Both have their flaws.
-Matt