User talk:WCFrancis/Archive10

Is AfD broken?

I just read an analysis of Wkipedia problems at User talk:Doc glasgow/wiki-musings and left these comments on that page for Doc Glasgow

• - your analysis is well thought out. I see Wikipedia as anarchy in spite of founders' comments that it is not. The only solution I can perceive is requiring registration and login before any editing is allowed. I agree that this is not wiki-like, but many vandals have learned how to game the system by logging off their ISP and logging back on to force a new IP address to be assigned. This would not solve all the problems, and it would likely result in thousands more sockpuppets for blocked users, a distinct disadvantage without verification of identity for issuing login, even less wiki-like. There is no good answer. Especially since it appears that more growth is happening with vandals and newbies (who don't want to bother with such things as actually reading policies and guidelines before they edit). It appears to me that we need broader criteria for Speedy Deletion as well, to reduce the AfD load. -WCFrancis 00:37, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

Types of Articles Clogging AfD

The arterial plaque of Wikipedia: (not in any order):

1. Garage Bands
2. Websites
   1. Web-Comics
   2. Blogs
   3. Webforums
3. Stubs that could have been redirected
4. Lists unmanageble and POV. (If this were an article it would describe itself).

Note to visitors: you are encouraged to add to this list if you desire. Admins/scripters: numbers would be great. WCFrancis 05:43, 25 September 2005 (UTC)