[WikiEN-l] Daniel Brandt

[Rich Holton]

Delirium wrote:
> Rich Holton wrote:
>> However, it must have been pretty predictable that a speedy delete would 
>> cause controversy, and accusations of abuse of admin powers. If we do 
>> have such a practice of removing marginally notable characters at their 
>> request, shouldn't we codify that somehow, so as to avoid (or at least 
>> reduce) the controversy?
>>   
> 
> The problem is that we have nowhere near consensus for such a policy.  A 
> large number of editors support it, and a large number of editors oppose 
> it.  Different specific cases have gone different ways, mostly depending 
> on who showed up to the debate that day.
> 
> -Mark
> 

So, without consensus on the removing (bio's of) marginally notable 
characters, the speedy delete seems completely unjustifiable.

Does anyone have a clue as to what triggered this action at this 
particular time?

-Rich