[WikiEN-l] Votes for deletion

Sun Aug 17 19:14:55 UTC 2003

> I choose not to follow this policy as I consider it
> unnecessary extra  
> work, but I don't mind if others add the boilerplate
> notice. (We already  
> bend over backwards to inform newbies whenever they
> make a mistake.) Just  
> don't remove pages I add to VfD or reset the timer
> because of the missing  
> boilerplate.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Erik

I agree. Not only is it extra work, but it makes the
article show up in the article count, whereas in a
blank page wouldn't. And a notice like that
discourages people from replacing it with new content.
When I encounter a graffiti page, I don't put a
boilerplate text there and add it to votes for
deletion. Instead, I replace it with a 2 or 3 sentence
stub. This usually takes the same, if not less, and it
makes a lot less work for others who patrol votes for
deletion all the time. Every topic deserves an
article, so why delete it?
LDan

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