[WikiEN-l] Here's an interesting one

[Tony Sidaway]

On 2/3/06, Philip Welch <wikipedia at philwelch.net> wrote:
>
> Is it just me, or would things go a lot better if experimentation was
> part of the policymaking process?

It was my impression that it already was!

>This is what Proposed Deletions is
> doing and it seems like a far better idea than arguing ad infinitum
> about improving our deletion processes.

qv.

However I don't see the temporary undeletion thing as a policy matter,
rather one of persuading administrators not to delete articles while
their deletion is being challenged, in good faith, on DRV.

It's all about assuming good faith, of which alas there is not much in
our deletion and undeletion processes.