Yes, I've been paying attention, thanks. I've personally gone to a number
of message boards to discuss AfDs with groups who are offended by an AfD
discussion. Usually patient discussion and explanation works wonders.
Perhaps a "So you've been nominated for deletion" page would be helpful in
this manner as well.
Is it a problem? Yes, but I think your proposed solution would be an
infinitely larger problem.
On 1/20/06, Sean Barrett <sean(a)epoptic.org> wrote:
I'm afraid your casual dismissal of the issue will not make it go away.
Since you haven't been paying attention, I'll recapitulate: Jimbo
receives e-mail messages /at least daily/ from outsiders wondering why
"we" [the AfD gang] are so nasty and insulting as we delete
easily-verified information about highly notable people. The AfD gang
is actively doing damage to Wikipedia's reputation on a on-going, daily
basis.
Will these assumptions of bad faith and personal attacks make the sky
fall? No, the servers won't even crash. Is this continuing harm to the
encyclopedia a real issue that must be fixed promptly because the rate
is accelerating? Yes.