[WikiEN-l] Why changing the deletion process is a bad idea

Wed Sep 14 19:25:00 UTC 2005

>From: Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net>
>
>Worldtraveller wrote:
>
>>I'd support that position.  How could having unencyclopaedic articles not
>>damage the credibility of an encyclopaedia?
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Kelly Martin [mailto:kelly.lynn.martin at gmail.com]
>>>
>>>On 9/14/05, JAY JG <jayjg at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>It reduces the credibility of the project.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>That's a highly disputable claim for which I doubt you can produce
>>>much in the way of support.
>>>
>The burden of proof lies with the person making the hypothesis, not the 
>person opposing it.
>
>The claim is "Unencyclopedic articles reduce the credibility of the 
>encyclopedia"  To put the burden on the person denying the claim would have 
>him running around looking for information which he believes does not 
>exist; it would require him to act irrationally.

No, the real claim is "AfD is damaging the project and should be deleted".  
The burden of proof is on those who make that claim.

Jay.