On 7/5/06, Gregory Maxwell gmaxwell@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.