On 2/23/06, Steve Bennett stevage@gmail.com wrote:
Good point. IMHO, removing trivia a week or more after it was added is not newbie biting. But yeah, we should probably be careful not to use edit summaries like "removie newbie crud" in this case :)
It would also be helpful to - instead of just deleting - help the newbie learn where the information should be placed, if it's wrongly placed, or ask for sources and give some help with the process, or suchlike. I know it takes time, but I try to do this. Not always, though; I confess to a 'ZOMG triviacruft! DELETE DELETE!' reaction at times, but ...
-Matt