On Oct 27, 2006, at 10:03 PM, Gregory Maxwell wrote:
On 10/27/06, Jeff Raymond jeff.raymond@internationalhouseofbacon.com wrote:
Gregory Maxwell wrote:
And seriously, a bankrupt and out of business company? Is it such a tall order to ask people to assert notability?
For newbies who don't understand our somewhat complex, inconsistent, and occasionally bizarre notability guidelines?
Yes.
So.. we shouldn't *ask* newbies to do things?
How the heck are they ever to learn?
Tagging an article with {{delete}} isn't asking- it's telling a user to fuck off.
Going to their talk page, asking, and waiting a day is asking them to do things. Slapping an article with {{delete}} is being aggressive, hostile, and bitey.
-Phil