[WikiEN-l] Speedy deletion patrol

Wed Dec 6 08:43:23 UTC 2006

On 06/12/06, Luna <lunasantin at gmail.com> wrote:

> If this is an isolated incident, it's probably easier to deal with it by
> leaving the particular admin a polite note explaining the misunderstanding,
> or by working through deletion review (WP:DRV). Unless you're trying to get
> at some greater trend or history of bad decisions. I know I've made a few
> mistakes, but once they're pointed out to me, I'm usually willing to correct
> them, or at least request/accept review from the community.

An erroneous speedy doesn't need DRV - any admin can restore it. (This
is so that speedy patrollers don't have to be infallible.) This is of
course problematic for non-admins.

- d.