[WikiEN-l] Can anything be done about Deletion Review?

Mon Sep 11 12:29:30 UTC 2006

On 09/09/06, geni <geniice at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 9/9/06, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2006_September_7#Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion.2FEsoteric_programming_languages
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> Stop screwing up deletions in the first place?
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> geni
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I'd agree. I don't know what the solution is, but there has to be something
better than have a small group of people discuss/vote (the latter despite
the use of newspeak) on deleting articles, when those who are involved on
AFD are either an uninvolved and usually ignorant (of the subject) group, or
an involved but biased group brought there by message-spamming/vote-rigging.
In fact, having the latter group represented as fully as possible is
entirely reasonable.

However, it's laughable to suggest that AFD reflects the consensus of
Wikipedia editors, and further than that, that would not even be sensible
either. It is not sustainable to suggest the majority would be correct.
Finally, having such random groups of editors discuss/vote makes little
reference to what readers would like.

I'm aware that my discussion gives little credit to those who participate in
AFD, and do carefully look at the background in various subjects, who do
consider what the encyclopaedia should include for readers, and are suitably
unbiased to give a proper opinion.

However, there is no mechanism to rely more on opinions of worth than
worthless opinions. This problem of course applies to Wikipedia across the
board.

Zoney out.

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