- User:Childhoodsend/Balance check (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) (restore|cache|AfD)
My sandbox was nominated for deletion (?!) on August 14 by interparty, and the debate was closed for "delete" only one day later, August 15, and this despite having only votes for "keep". Debate should at least been open longer (if not by fairness, see policy). Comment on admin's page was left unanswered. Little chance to improve was given. Also, not sure request by nom was even supported by any policy. -- Childhoodsend (talk • contribs • logs) 14:01, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- Note - The user subpage was nominated for MfD deletion at 20:29, 14 August 2007. Two users participated in the MfD. The page was speedy deleted 10:51, 15 August 2007 by Radiant, reasoning "Pages like this are effectively "enemies lists" for a content dispute (see recent thread on WP:CSN). This poisons the atmosphere and really isn't helpful." This deletion review addresses whether WP:SPEEDY supports the speedy deletion. -- Jreferee (Talk) 22:32, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- Relist at MFD. Without seeing what the page's content was, I'm not sure deleting it was the right decision. Both contributors in the discussion seemed to support keeping it. And the user who created the page didn't even get to defend the page. Sasha Callahan 14:07, 16 August 2007 (UTC) - — Sasha Callahan (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
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- Comment: That is not correct. He was made aware of the MfD and commented in it, just as I pointed out WP:DRV to him as he complained afterwards. --Stephan Schulz 18:11, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
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- That's a red herring. Pages that fall under the speedy deletion criteria (A10, in this case) are not exempt just because they are listed on MFD at the time. >Radiant< 13:01, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- Relist at MFD. Deleting admin, in their deletion summary and closure summary, cited a thread on WP:CSN that doesn't even mention the page. (I note that there was less than a 24 hour gap from asking a question of the deleting admin and opening this review.) When 2 uninvolved participants at MFD had opined keep, one of them an admin, the MFD closure was clearly not supported by consensus, although that may develop. GRBerry 14:16, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- Comment. It appears both of them were admins. Cool Hand Luke 17:58, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- Could be. One I recognize 'cause he hangs out here too much, kinda like me. One I have no acquaintance of. GRBerry 21:52, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- That's a red herring. Pages that fall under the speedy deletion criteria (A10, in this case) are not exempt just because they are listed on MFD at the time. >Radiant< 08:43, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- Since Radiant seems hard set on misinterperting, I absolutely reject his claim that G10 applies (there isn't an A10 at all). We all know certain admins who are so biased in certain subject areas that they should never act as an admin in disputes involving that area. The page was not an attack page, and whether it is worth having is for a consensus on MFD to determine. Accordingly, overturn the incorrect deletion, because the supposed rationale now offered is false, as was the one offered in the deletion summary. GRBerry 14:31, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- Relist I advised the user to take it here. DGG (talk) 16:08, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- Relist. No policy clearly demanded deletion, and its early closure appears out of process. OR and objective usefulness don't even apply to user pages as far as I'm aware. This sort of page might in fact poison the community, but it's not clearly a bad thing as DGG's MfD comment shows. It's an important debate that the community should have. I recommend widely publicizing it upon relisting. Cool Hand Luke 17:56, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- That's a red herring. Pages that fall under the speedy deletion criteria (A10, in this case) are not exempt just because they are listed on MFD at the time. >Radiant< 08:43, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- Seeing as no one who had looked at the page recognized it as an attack page, including at least one person supposedly under attack (see JoshuaZ's thoughts below) I would say that it's the kind of controversial call that policy demands sent to XfD. Cool Hand Luke 23:54, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- Keep deleted. CE is a known problem user, and Radiant was right on the money when he deleted this as an attack page. Raul654 18:01, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- Comment. Do all listings of a user's purported bias constitute an attack? I seem to recall admins posting lists of non-scientific Global warming editors in various forums. I agree that this might be an attack page, but if it is then we really need to discuss the limits of identifying other user's purported POV. Cool Hand Luke 18:28, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, it is Raul654 18:32, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- Comment For those not aware, Raul654 is known for such rant against me. We have divergent views about global warming and he takes it quite heartedly. --Childhood's End 18:45, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- Comment - For those not aware, Childhoodsend is a global warming denier. His edits to that topic have been profoundly negative and waste the time of users interested in making those articles better. [1][2][3] That he should create such a page is not surprising in the least. Raul654 18:56, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- Comment Kinda shows what I mean... --Childhood's End 19:10, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- Comment. I see. The non-admins should see the precedents here, here, and here. It should be noted that these pages had headings like "Be wary of the following and monitor their edits closely", whereas this deleted article said, "Administrators known to clearly support the theory of anthropogenic global warming." I think lines could be drawn here; it's not so clearly an attack. Users make these kinds of dirty dozen lists all the time in talk space. Cool Hand Luke 18:48, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
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- Just to chime in, you're wrong there. My purported "attack page" was no such thing. One thing it did say was "Be wary of the following" (no "watch monitor their edits closely," as Cool Hand Luke claims), which is not entirely different at all from [4]. So you and Raul654 can keep claiming these things, but they are without substance. ~ UBeR 13:43, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
- On 04:34, 1 March 2007 you revised "Administrative watchdog" to say "Be wary of the following and monitor their edits closely". I didn't make this up; it's a direct quote. I have no idea who you are, and I have no axe to grind. It should be clear from my comment below that I'm not giving anyone a free pass here. That's just what the deleted page said. Cool Hand Luke 19:13, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
- The last modified version wouldn't have said to monitor their edits closely. Regardless, no different than [5]. ~ UBeR 21:54, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
- Users make these kinds of dirty dozen lists all the time in talk space. - Wik is banned for doing it. Uber's 3 previous hit lists were all deleted. Your comment is simply false. Raul654 18:50, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- Comment. Oh, Really? When one inserts a list of purported POV warriors into history and refers back to it in the future, it functions like this user page. If naming groups of purported POV editors is an attack, we should not tolerate it anywhere. Don't misunderstand me: I believe that deniers of man-made climate change are simply wrong. I also think I would vote to delete this user page on balance. But DRV is not about the merits of deletion. DRV is about process. The process was short-circuited here. Cool Hand Luke 19:11, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- Relist The deletion process was undermined and ignored by Radiant. Raul654's just got an axe to grind. ~ UBeR 18:02, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- That's a red herring. Pages that fall under the speedy deletion criteria (A10, in this case) are not exempt just because they are listed on MFD at the time. >Radiant< 13:01, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- It's not red herring at all. You were wrong, and just about every admin and every user here agrees. Don't try to game the system. ~ UBeR 13:33, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- Abstain As the nominator, I obviously think the decision was right. The page was useless POV-pushing propaganda. I would have preferred for community consensus to firmly establish this, on the other hand. On the third hand, zapping this early might have prevented some waste of time, so I appreciate Radiant's attempt. --Stephan Schulz 18:11, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- Comment There was not even an opinion expressed on this page, so "POV-pushing propaganda" might prove hard to establish. Again, please re-read DGG's MfD comment, which quite accurately described the simple purpose of this page. --Childhood's End 18:45, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- Sure. And I am not expessing anything about your ancestry and a donkey with this comment. --Stephan Schulz 19:25, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- Relist. The discussion should have been allowed its full course. To clarify one point. When I expressed an opinion on the MfD discussion, I was not an admin. I was made an admin only yesterday (actually today on UTC time). --Bduke 22:05, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- That's a red herring. Pages that fall under the speedy deletion criteria (A10, in this case) are not exempt just because they are listed on MFD at the time. >Radiant< 08:43, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- I assume that, upon becoming administrator, your opinion hasn't changed? ~ UBeR 23:38, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- I think that his comment was meant to clarify the point discussed by GRBerry and Cool Hand Luke above. --Childhood's End 14:26, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
- Comment when does keeping track and labeling contributors cross a line per WP:HARRASS or WP:STALK? For what purpose was this list made? I see little valuable reason for its continued existence but there may be a good faith explanation during MFD. Carlossuarez46 22:08, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- relist Having seen the content, I don't see anything wrong with giving it the full length. I have trouble seeing it constitute an attack, although I would think by now that users would have learned that it is easier to just keep lists off Wikipedia. JoshuaZ 03:09, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
- Overturn and relist per above. Inappropriate out-of-process deletion. WaltonOne 14:02, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
- Relist. Speedy closures are meant for WP:SNOW-esque AfDs, not for pushing controversial decisions before substantial resistance has a chance to form. There was no consensus and no policy was discussed, apart from WP:OR which doesn't apply to user space. — xDanielx T/C 01:59, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
- That's a red herring. Pages that fall under the speedy deletion criteria (A10, in this case) are not exempt just because they are listed on MFD at the time. >Radiant< 08:43, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- How is this a red herring? His comment actually answers yours beforehand (!) --Childhood's End 15:04, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- Endorse, several people here appear to be unaware that Speedy Deletion Criteria apply EVEN to pages presently on MFD. >Radiant< 08:43, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- Actually, several people here believe that the speedy deletion criteria do not apply to this page. GRBerry 12:30, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, one or two people have an actual argument, but the rest are throwing the red herring around that pages on MFD may not be speedied. >Radiant< 13:01, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- See petitio principii. It seems that you are trying to defend your decision by throwing everyone's arguments into the red herring basket upon your assumption that speedy deletion automatically applied, while that's what you failed to show. It notably seems that the reviewers above do not feel that the page should have been speedy-deleted, so saying that speedy-deletion applies despite MfD is no answer. I guess you're supporting your decision upon criterion 10 (attack pages), but this criterion is for "Pages that serve no purpose but to disparage their subject or some other entity" and it is far from being clear that my page fell under this, as it shows and as you can see by the comments herein. As Speedy deletion warrants, "Where reasonable doubt exists, discussion using another method under the deletion policy should occur instead.". Thus I dont think that all the reviewers herein are guilty of making red herrings... --Childhood's End 13:33, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- Next time you close a debate as speedy deletion, try to actually mention it, eh? Y'know, on the deletion summary or in the heading or something. Don't use words like "The result of the debate was delete." If you had said it was a speedy to begin with, I could have immediately undeleted it as an invalid speedy and sent it back to MfD. It would have saved everyone a lot of time. Cool Hand Luke 00:05, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
- Endorse. Strictly speaking, I'd really opt for relist, as incorrect speedy closing of an AfD, followed immediately by speedy deleting of the material. Given that that's clearly a nonsense, I endorse deletion. The material had no place in Wikipedia. For me, this is a classic example of IAR... as it's making a monkey of our rules. --Dweller 16:33, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- Relist at MfD - Speedy delete may be used at anytime, even when the page is at XfD. However, I think reasonable people could conclude that the speedy deleted page could serve a purpose other than to disparage its subjects, particularly since two users failed to note such disparagement at the MfD before the page was speedy deleted. The page was created by a user with 1,700 posts since starting with Wikipedia in Jan. 2007. The user has not had any other such subpages deleted. The Wikipedia:Community sanction noticeboard discussion on Childhoodsend was closed with "User's blocklog is clean, no violations present, try using WP:DR." While the user subpage may not meet Wikipedia:User page, WP:CSD#G10 appears to have been misapplied and none of the other speedy delete criteria appear to apply. -- Jreferee (Talk) 23:03, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
- Relist, because an MfD was going on. The speedy here doesn't seem valid: this may be an enemies list as Radiant describes it but it doesn't say anything attackish or otherwise worthy of qualifying as G10. If the user's behavior is an issue, I would much prefer to see warnings and blocks, and behavior-oriented dispute resolution as a way to handle it, and the page is not so incivil that we can't wait for an MfD to take place. Mangojuicetalk 05:57, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
- Relist Inappropriate deletion as no criteria applied per Mango. Radiant should have sufficient trust in the community to assume that if his position is correct, he would have received the backing of the community. Instead he short-circuited due process. Brandon97 13:51, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
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