[WikiEN-l] Courtesy blankings (again)

[Thomas Dalton]

On 20/09/2007, Adrian <aldebaer at googlemail.com> wrote:
> I wonder if it's just my own twisted perception, but it appears courtesy
> blankings are on a steep rise. I know this has been discussed at length,
> and I don't disagree with any particular blanking and I also assume
> there are more or less valid reasons in each individual case, esp. when
> it involves the use of Oversight. But I wonder if there is something
> like agreed-upon prerequisites or standards for a courtesy blanking to
> occur.
>
> The last CB (not involving oversight) I noticed was of the Jeffrey
> Gustafson RfAr, on which I recognised nothing out of the ordinary. I
> don't mind the blanking itself, just wondering by which standards the
> blanking happened; or whether there are such standards in the first
> place, written or not.

As far as I know, they've always been done on a case by case basis.
That works fine when they are quite rare. If they're getting more
common, we probably should have at least a guideline.