[WikiEN-l] Bad And Wrong Policy/Procedure/Guideline Hitlist

Sat Nov 4 14:39:08 UTC 2006

On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 08:34:31 +0100, Angela <beesley at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't really object to either A7 or G11, but the idea that these
> bits of jargon justify a deletion is a problem. Especially since when
> new criteria are added, A7 may become A8, leaving anyone looking at
> the deletion log in future very confused. (...)
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Actualy when new criterea gets added they tend to be given a higher  
number, also when criterea are removed or merged a placeholder is left  
spesificaly with links/references from the deletion log in mind (see for  
example Criterea 4 and 6 for articles).

I do agree that writing just "a7" or "g11" and such in the deletion  
summary should be strongly discouraged though. It's just plain lazy and  
extremely confusing to people who are unfamiliar with CSD jargon. Most  
browsers have various types of auto complete or other ways to insert  
pre-prepared verbose "boilplate" text into web forms (I particularly love  
Opera's "notes" feature) with just a few keystrokes, and even without that  
typing 2-3 words (even if it's just "blatant advertising" or "non notable  
band" or whatever) or at least typing [[WP:CSD#A7]] rater than just a7 so  
people can at least follow the link to the actual criterea doesn't take  
*that* much longer. Maybe creating a "warning" template simmilar to  
{{Summary2}} to remind admins of this might be in order.

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