On 1/23/06, SCZenz sczenz@gmail.com wrote:
The reason for what you call process-fetishism is letting all editors feel that they have a voice in deletion rather than just a few admins. I know we can't overdo it, but the goal is laudable.
Afd gives all a hand in the process. After I've done a resurrection it's a doddle to tag it for deletion (which sometimes I do anyhow as a matter of form). The response is usually very highly supportive. See for instance the results of the second AfDs of Tally and SuperOffice. The near-unanimous vote to keep in each case is not untypical of my resurrections.