[WikiEN-l] Slight adjustment for PROD

[Ryan Wetherell]

On 12/29/06, charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com
<charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> "Ryan Wetherell" wrote
>
> > On 12/29/06, James Hare <messedrocker at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I have an idea for PROD. You know when someone PRODs an article, and then
> > > the PROD tag is removed, you have to then take it to AFD because the author
> > > of the article doesn't want the article to be deleted? Well, I think that in
> > > order for the PROD to be justifably removed, the author *must* state an
> > > acceptable (at the very least) reason that the article shouldn't be PRODed.
> > > If it's acceptable-at-the-very-least, then it can be taken to AFD. If
> > > there's no reason or the reason given is not reasonable (for example, if the
> > > stated reason was "Because Jimbo has a beard"), then the removal can be
> > > reverted.
> > >
> > > How does this sound?
> >
> > I just reverted a PROD tag removal, and justified it on the talk page
> > by saying that there had been no changes to the content of the
> > article, and no stated opposition to the PROD.  This is okay, right?
>
> Would 'this is never a PROD in a million years' be an acceptable reason? It is how I have felt a couple of times. Bear in mind the tendency on the site for people to think that material should be deleted, if _they_ can't see what it is for. Whereas PROD should be for material that, in effect, no one without a direct and personal connection could see what it is for.
>
> Charles

Yes, any reasonable* objection should be welcome.

--Ryan

* "I'm removing this PROD tag because Joe, who tagged it, is a
blundering idiot." is not reasonable.

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