[WikiEN-l] Afd nominations

Fri Sep 30 12:06:08 UTC 2005

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Tony Sidaway wrote:
> While it may be annoying when a favorite type of article is listed for
> deletion, it's best viewed as a chance to argue your case to not delete it.
> 
> Remember that the case for deletion needs a consensus, which is actually
> pretty hard to raise if an article has any merit.
> 
> In particular, the notability argument is extremely weak, and in most cases
> directly contradicts deletion policy.
> 
> Deletion policy states explicitly that if the only problem with an article
> is that it's on a branch of a subject so trivial that it doesn't merit an
> article, it is *not* a candidate for deletion, but should be merged to a
> more comprehensive article.
> 
> This isn't only policy, it's also a pretty sensible argument for merging.

Agree on all points.

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