On 9/14/05, JAY JG <jayjg(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
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.
Quite so. I have seen scores of posts to this list that claim that
AfD damages Wikipedia and its culture, but never actually any
_evidence_. I can recall a few poisonous VfDs (such as Historical
persecution by Muslims, stirred by now-banned -Ril-), but no more than
can reasonably be expected for such a sensitive area. After all, we
are discussing deleting people's work.
And if we ever expect deletion not to be controversial, we are
deluding ourselves. Where to put the barrier of entry to Wikipedia
is, has always been, and always will be one of the principle points of
disagreement and conflict.
That goes for AfD, PWDS, CSD or whatever.
Sam