On 2/3/06, Nick Boalch n.g.boalch@durham.ac.uk wrote:
John Lee wrote:
Any administrator, on his cognizance or at the request of a user, should be able to evaluate a deleted article, and if he thinks it was deleted by mistake he can clean it up, and if he thinks necessary he can take it through AfD. Having a forum for the purpose just creates a focal point for all the bad faith in the wiki in one oozing cesspit.
I've been pushing Tony to put forth a real replacement for DRV for a long time, and I'm glad he did. This is a solution I'd like to see implemented. I think admins can be trusted with this.
I agree, for what it's worth. I'd like to see this tried out, at least.
I don't think it is workable while some administrators will delete such articles again. It needs more discussion. I've been thinking about it. Possibly having the articles moved out of article space into project space, with a soft redirect from an appropriate template, would answer some concerns.
I would really like to have the articles editable while temporarily undeleted, but this may not be possible. Every editor being able to see them would be a start, though.
But I'm still concerned that some particularly entrenched, process-committed administrators will torpedo any such initiative, in any case. They need to be talked round. I'm just the ideas man; somebody else needs to take the ball and run with it, if it's such a good idea.