[WikiEN-l] Clarification about prevailing AFD closing practices

[Anthony]

On 8/8/07, Leif Knutsen <vyerllc at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think there are two opposing extremes here.
>
> On the one hand, if it were a clear majority vote, then Todd is right
> - a bot would suffice to close it, precisely 120 hours after it
> opened.
>
Bots aren't very good at detecting sock puppets.

> On the other hand, the preponderance of the views have to count for
> something, if the term "consensus" is to have any meaning.

The term "consensus", as used in Wikipedia, lost its meaning years ago.