On 9/11/05, JAY JG <jayjg(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
Well, that sounds like a recipe for edit warring - in fact, page blankers
are typically viewed as vandals. Is there something un-wiki about trying
to
find consensus on the matter on a special page devoted to those kinds of
discussions - say, something like AfD?
Having the discussions in a single place e.g. AfD biases the case towards
those whose interest is in general deletion policy, whether they be
deletionist, inclusionist, or whatever; in other words, regulars of that
page. Page deletion by blanking would be accompanied by discussion on the
talk page for an article, biasing the case towards those who care about the
article. Both have their flaws.
-Matt