On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 2:18 PM, David Gerard<[email protected]> wrote: > 2009/9/9 Apoc 2400 <[email protected]>: > >> On a more general note, PROD is relatively drama-free, but I wonder about >> the accuracy. Is it really good to let the hard work an editor that has >> since left Wikipedia be deleted based on 5 seconds of consideration and no >> discussion? > > > Anything PRODded can be undeleted by any admin without further process > - I've done this a bit (then fixed up the article to address the > concern). Presumably interested admins could go through everything > deleted via PROD and review it. > > The idea of PROD was to take heat off AFD - where obvious deletions > that weren't speedies could be done without clogging AFD. And it was > specifically set up to be minimum-drama. > > I assume we lose some good stuff. If I'm bored enough I'll go through some > time. > > (Looking at deleted material for encyclopedia-building purposes is one > respect in which admins have an actual editorial power, rather than > mere janitorial powers.)
I have seen some PRODs deleted not as PRODs but as CSDs (and inaccurate CSDs as well). That sometimes gets me confused. PRODs can be undeleted, but I've never been 100% sure about CSDs. Do you need to ask the deleting administrator about those first? Carcharoth _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
