On 10/1/06, Jimmy Wales <jwales(a)wikia.com> wrote:
This is an eloquent expression of ongoing problems
with process creep.
Not everything needs to be codified in a strict policy involving a 5 day
voting procedure.
This would be why we have prod.
One thing to remember is that deletions can be undone.
Deleting an
article is really no big deal.
If you are not an admin it is.
As far as not biting the newbies, well, of course I
agree. A kind and
loving template which says "Thanks so much for your submission to
Wikipedia, but it was deleted. Before submitting again, please read
<this>, <that>, and <the other> policy, and if you have questions,
please raise them at <an appropriate page>."
Cold and impersonal.
If admins are going to operate outside the system it hardly seems
acceptable to comunicate to those they effect as if they were part of
such a sytem. No statements about personalised deletions should be
personalised in term.
--
geni