I prefer to write that way too, but it isn't safe now. There are a few editors running amuck with speedys on new stubs. Any editor can place a speedy. It takes an admin to actually delete it, but they do delete it if you haven't contested it with a hangon tag. You may have less than an hour, depending how busy things are. If you start a new article, stay and watch it.
On 1/13/07, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
David Goodman wrote:
An good article that is properly defended is less likely to be deleted. I have seen many worthy articles fail because there are no outside references, and the claims are either exorbitant or mild. You can not expect others to know, unless you tell them.
All good articles also need time to evolve. Stubs don't seem like much, but they are a beginning. References are a good thing; good references are even better. These too develop over time. References are more important when the facts are in dispute, but many articles can afford patience when dealing with references.
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