Jesse W wrote:
On May 3, 2006, at 12:18 AM, Pete Bartlett wrote:
We're not hunting down newbies and forcing them to
participate in
deletion discussions.
Yes, we are, every time we nominate one of their articles.
I know we already put {{afd}} tags on pages, but I think it should be
mandatory to alert article creators on their talk page that an afd
has been started on their article.
Er. [[WP:OWN]]? Images are an exception, as
nearly all images are the
work of one or two people at most. Articles are not. Articles can,
and often are, watched. Wikipedians ought to pay attention to their
watchlists if they wish to express opinions about their contributions.
More often than not, people who have made major contributions to an
aritcle will have some knowledge on the subject, and their input will be
helpful.
It is amazing
how often AfD debates
do not benefit from the opinion of the original creator.
It is not amazing. Most
people do not feel the need to continue to
respond to questions about their contributions to Wikipedia after they
have contributed them. This is unsurprising.
I throughly oppose a requirement to notify people who have expressed
(through not using their watchlists) a desire not to continue
discussing their contributions.
How many articles are on your watchlist? Do /you/ check every edit that
appears on your watchlist?
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