Rob wrote:
This isn't directed at anyone in particular, but a
legit question for the
group:
If someone disagrees with a deletion result, then lists it on DRV, this is
generally (with the exception of vanity self-promoters, trolls, and the
like) accepted as a good faith effort to improve the encyclopedia.
If someone disagrees with a keep result, then lists it on DRV, this is seen
by many as an "abuse of process" and an effort to "get the result he
wanted".
The problem I've got with this situation is that the person who listed
this on DRV wanted the "keep" result to be overturned _and the article
deleted as a result._ He's essentially saying that the default
assumption should be that articles are deleteworthy until proven
otherwise. This is completely 180 degrees backwards.
If all someone wants to do is "overturn" a keep result there should
really be no need for DRV at all, just create another AfD nomination and
argue your case there. If the argument works and the new AfD returns a
clear "delete", the old AfD's keep result is moot. DRV is only
particularly useful for retrieving deleted stuff since you can't make an
AfD nomination for an article that doesn't exist.