User talk:Validusername
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[edit] February 2006
[edit] Deleted article
I closed that debate as delete because many of the "Do not delete" votes were from new users, or users whose only contributions was to the AfD debate, which suggests vote stuffing.--Shanel 04:03, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
- Granted, new and anonymous users voted for the article to remain (which despite their reasoned arguments could be mistaken for vote stuffing), but is that alone reason enough to delete the article? Is it not possible to ignore possible "stuffed votes" and focus on the debate at hand (much of which was deleted, as it was part of the Talk page)? Validusername 04:13, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
- Well it was a tough choice, which is why nobody wanted to close the debate in the first place ;). I did look at the AfD and the talk page, but in the end I leaned towards delete.--Shanel 04:18, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
- Fair response. I appreciate you taking the time to explain. Validusername 04:28, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
- Well it was a tough choice, which is why nobody wanted to close the debate in the first place ;). I did look at the AfD and the talk page, but in the end I leaned towards delete.--Shanel 04:18, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Re: continuing discussion
Oops. That was pretty stupid of me. I have no idea why I said that: the proper spot if you think the deletion was out of process is WP:DRV, but considernig how the voting went I doubt you'd have much of a chance there. Still, the recourse is available. Since you are concerned about the POVity of notability, I also suggest giving Wikipedia:Notability a glance, since it might give you some background on frequently-accepted Wikipedian positions. Lord Bob 05:07, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
- Cheers. I intend to contribute to the ongoing debate on notability, verifiability, inclusionism, et al. Validusername 05:14, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
