On 7/5/06, Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Erik wrote:
The page was now deleted, in spite of no
consensus, and in spite of a
very large amount of blog coverage and a newspaper report in Politiken
about it. Whether you like it or not (and I don't), it does meet the
WP:WEB criteria. This is part of a worrying and growing trend among
admins to do whatever they feel like when they close an AfD.
Overriding community opinion should only be done in exceptional
circumstances and with clear documentation of one's reasoning, which
can then be taken into policy discussions. Otherwise you end up with
completely arbitrary enforcement, and an ever growing tension between
admins and regular users.
Is every random spammer who hits 'edit' automatically a member of the
'community'?
Yes, the applicable guideline is "assume good faith." Until and unless
they prove themselves to be "random spammers," please treat them with
respect.
Why would we give automatic suffrage to folks who have
not yet
demonstrated a significant degree of support or even understanding of
the goals of the project?
Because they are giving up their free time trying to help the project.
That demonstrates their support.
--
mvh Björn