[Wikipedia-l] Deletions

[The Cunctator]

On 9/23/02 10:27 AM, "Andre Engels" <engels at uni-koblenz.de> wrote:

>> Fred Bauder wrote:
>> 
>>> I just don't have time to monitor the deletion police. I did
>>> notice a proposed deletion of [[poverty]] a dismal article about a dismal
>>> subject, which I thought rather unwise. It would seem on obvious candidate
>>> for editing and addition of more substantial material rather than deletion.
>>> 
>> I objected to the deletion proposal for [[poverty]].
>> It was a lousy, pathetic stub, but it's a serious topic which Wikipedia
>> should cover.
>> Deleting that stub only puts off the day when we write an article on it.
> 
> Well, if you want to write an article on poverty, or want to ask someone
> else to write it, then by all means do so. I still don't see how the existing
> definition would in any way have helped you, nor how the non-existence of
> the page in any way would stop you.

Some of the issue here is that Fred and tarquin shouldn't have to justify
themselves; if they object, then the issue should be closed. Why? Because
deletions are discontinuities. Non-deletion isn't.

And the policy should be set up that such objections shouldn't have to be
raised very often.