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Wikipedia:Requests for deletion

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If you need a page deleted, add the Category:Delete tag to it, and present your reasons for wanting it removed on the article's discussion page.

This policy is intended to replace Wikipedia:Votes for deletion.

Notes

  • Clarification: I don't necessarily agree with the above suggestion. I do think VFD is so broken it should just be taken out and shot. What to replace it with (there is a need for a deletion mechanism; I've done Special:Newpages patrol, and you don't know horror till you've done newpages patrol on a Sunday evening US time, when it runs 30-50% shoot on sight) is another question, one to be debated - David Gerard 21:13, 1 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Tally (6/1/2)

Agree with deleting vfd

  1. David Gerard wrote: its current operation and subcommunity is so pathological and damaging to the Wikipedia community that it should be removed entirely.
  2. Uncle Ed 20:34, August 1, 2005 (UTC)
  3. Kelly Martin wrote: This has been discussed to death for months already. Getting rid of VFD is so far overdue that it's almost early.
  4. Haukur Þorgeirsson wrote: Well, I never liked it anyway :) It's always seemed to me like an awkard kludge, out of sync with the general wiki process.
  5. Maveric149 wrote: Way to go Ed! /mav runs and hides
  6. Dr. Connolley
  7. Guettarda
  8. --malathion talk 21:11, 1 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Disagree with the deletion of VfD

  1. There are two many policies preventing me saying what I want to say, so I'll just say "disagree". Angela. 20:50, August 1, 2005 (UTC) Moved to Invalid vote. Angela. 21:15, August 1, 2005 (UTC)
  2. I disagree for the time being, since I think we should create the new system, should the community agree one is needed, and THEN remove the old one.--Tznkai 21:27, 1 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Side note: Yes. I think VfD is broken and needs serious work. Go ahead and move my vote else where if you think thats the issue at stake.--Tznkai 21:38, 1 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Neutral/other

  1. gkhan [1] (yes that is me)
  2. User:Humblefool [2]
  3. I like this idea, but there's certain situations where I don't think it would work out very well -- such as a controversial article, where a single person's judgement is not enough. I'd be for a partial replacement, using RFD for articles that will likely be deleted, and reserving VFD for requests which might receive serious opposition (but who's to decide?)... I'm not sure, though, I'd like to trial it. I'm not sure I understand what this vote is about: is it whether we agree or disagree with Ed Poor's deletion today, or if we want it deleted in the future? ✏ OvenFresh² 21:20, 1 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

This vote is invalid

As well as changing the voting options, there was no discussion related to this specific proposal before the vote began. The original option was "Agree with deleting vfd", which Ed was signing people up in support of, and then the wording changed, and Ed signed more people up. Angela. 21:15, August 1, 2005 (UTC)

I changed it back. Is it okay now, or should I revert to the version before the option's wording was changed, drop the whole thing, or what? I really respect your opinion, Angela. Uncle Ed 21:26, August 1, 2005 (UTC)
Please read Wikipedia:Survey guidelines. Angela. 21:29, August 1, 2005 (UTC)
Okay, I read it. This is not really a survey, then. I boldly deleted a major page, and I'm asking for feedback of just two types: agree or disagree. The last time I created a project page, it caught on rather nicely - using just the same voting format (see Wikipedia:Policy enforcement log). Uncle Ed 21:34, August 1, 2005 (UTC)
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