Gurch wrote:
Though I probably go beyond the boundaries of CSD A7 in cases where, really, I think it merits it, I do try to take the criterion literally as far as possible, and PROD things that contain an assertion of notability even if it isn't an acceptable one.
Please, stop. No, seriously, stop. If you're speedying articles that don't meet the criteria, stop.
Having the article sit there doing nothing for five days isn't too bad. Sometimes, though, the prod tag gets removed, at which point I have to make a procedural listing at AfD and reset the five-day countdown to when the article can go, which does make me wonder if it's really worth it.
Discussion isn't bad. Take a look at PRODSUM in any regard: items that could be speedied are not having their prods removed, and if it becomes an issue, we can try and change prod a bit.
On the other hand, quite a few get speedied by another administrator shortly after I've PRODded them -- in which case I've wasted time and may as well just have disposed of it myself. So perhaps for that reason alone we should either change A7 or agree to stick to it; I don't know.
I'd like to see a good faith effort by admins to not speedy articles with prod on them in the cases of notability, but I may be asking a lot. That's one of the most frustating things I see when doing a PRODSUM checkup, redlinks because people couldn't bother to wait.
-Jeff