Delirium wrote:
That's what I am unclear on (and I imagine some
others are too). My
original understanding of WP:OFFICE was that it was a quick-fix
lockdown: while the Foundation is trying to sort out an imminent
problem, the page gets stubbed or blanked and has a WP:OFFICE banner on
it, giving the Foundation a bit of temporary breathing room to do the
sorting out.
But it seems that's not what it's *actually* being used for, since the
banner sometimes stays for months and there doesn't seem to be any of
that "sorting out" activity going on in the meantime.
Right, but this is not intended. We who do not work in the office (and
I do not work in the office, remember) need to remember that those who
do are overwhelmed. They have good reasons for flagging things, but
they can't always follow up on everything themselves... it's too much.
We, good experience editors who have a sensitivity to both legal
situations and human dignity, should stand ready to carefully try to
help make NPOV articles when there is a problem, without a lot of
ludicrous accusations of bias and whatnot.
So what is
actually intended? That the article be rewritten cautiously from
scratch? How long does the WP:OFFICE banner (and protection) stay on in
that case? Basically I'm unsure what, as a normal editor, I should do
with regards to such pages. My original understanding was that I should
just leave the page alone for a few days, pending someone figuring out
the situation and re-opening editing from a new starting point. But
maybe that's not the process?
I think right now we don't know. This needs to be fixed, so that we
have a better system.
--Jimbo