On 1/21/06, Tony Sidaway <f.crdfa(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Let's develop a similar procedure here. If
someone sees a deletion
nomination where deletion could obviously be avoided if a merge or
redirect were to be negotiated, then that person should remove the AfD
tag and start a discussion on the talk page about that alternative
action. The discussion should not proceed to deletion until those
proposing deletion have diligently investigated all alternatives. *NO
ONUS SHOULD BE PLACED ON THOSE OPPOSING DELETION*. It should be for
those proposing that the article, category, article template or other
encyclopedia component, should be deleted, to show by due diligence
that the item cannot be reorganised in a fruitful manner.
You appear to be asking them to prove a negative. That is generaly
considered to be imposible (outside maths).
--
geni