Category talk:Articles that need deletion

This is a useful category and in no way takes away from the fun of the wiki. This is just proper wiki management. I dislike blanking a page as a method for leading to deletion, especially since you said the wiki doesn't notify you that the page is blanked, and anyway, it makes you view history just to see what it was that got blanked. Besides, now I can note images that are duplicates and should be removed. I am trying to clean up the issues with the images on the wiki (unused files and dupes) and this is helpful to me. So please don't stand in the way of this. It in no way adds any burden to you as a sysop.

Iritscen 17:19, 11 March 2008 (CET)

Oh my, aren't you the paranoid one today? You're the one who cracks down on stuff just because it's useless or requires cleanup or whatever... not me ^_^

The worst thing that can happen is that I'll overlook a few categorizations and won't check on the category page, so you'll still have to remind me somehow.

I don't remember being vocally opposed to such a category. The only thing I stand in the way of is compulsive editing. Quality takes time and transparency.

Speaking of unused images, I'll eventually delete every uncategorized image that is only "used" in your Images/Whaveter galleries: proper management ;)

I fail to see what's the problem with the PV karate Konoko (btw, you name your own stuff with a lot less ambiguity than other people's fan art, doncha? ^_^)

I'll also keep the beer and pron things, just to remind us of our early days. I won't uncategorize them. And I won't give you any more reasons for that ^_^

geyser 20:29, 11 March 2008 (CET)

"I don't remember being vocally opposed to such a category." From your talk page: "Don't even think about using templates and such for [marking pages for deletion]." So I was just pre-emptively trying to avoid any trouble by accusing you of having a problem with something before you could say that you did; that's a technique you use with me all the time ("don't think of [this]", "don't try to [that]" before I've done anything), so fair's fair.

"I'll eventually delete every uncategorized image"... Now, I don't consider that proper wiki management. But if you're saying that I just have to find a category for all those images in order to save them from deletion, then fine, categorizing is what I do best. And who knows, I might just happen to "forget" to categorize certain fan art. I do have a decent idea of what looks good and what doesn't, you know.

I wanted Karate Konoko gone because it's WIP. The other art I uploaded from my (halted) project was done, at least as far as that style, or version, is concerned. If I or someone else uploads unfinished art, it then has to be replaced every time I upload a new version, so it's better to wait until it's done to my satisfaction (I explained that on the talk page for Images somewhere.)

I have to admit, the beer and pron images do amuse me. I just wanted to draw your attention to them as the old, unused files that they are.

Iritscen 14:53, 12 March 2008 (CET)

Don't even think about using templates and such for [marking pages for deletion]. 1) that's not what I call vocal; 2) that was said at a time when you were totally oblivious of categories, dude.

Now, I don't consider that proper wiki management. Just don't celebrate mediocrity and we'll have a deal. I do have a decent idea of what looks good and what doesn't, you know. O RLY? :)

Common sense is the most fairly distributed thing in the world, for each one thinks he is so well-endowed with it that even those who are hardest to satisfy in all other matters are not in the habit of desiring more of it than they already have.

Same goes for good taste, obviously. No offense meant, just wanted to rant a bit... and that quote is just too good to ignore (introduction to "Discours de la méthode" by Rene Descartes)

If I or someone else uploads unfinished art, it then has to be replaced every time I upload a new version. Huh? Just upload over the existing image, and there'll be nothing to do beyond that.

I just wanted to draw your attention to them as the old, unused files that they are. My attention is everywhere already. I remember pretty much everything that ever happened to this wiki ^_^

geyser 19:04, 12 March 2008 (CET)

"that was said at a time when you were totally oblivious of categories, dude." No, you dude (sorry, you probably haven't seen Home Movies, so you won't get that). How do you know I didn't know about categories? I'm pretty sure that I did, although I may not have made any yet on this wiki....

"Just don't celebrate mediocrity and we'll have a deal." Fine, see if you get invited to my yearly Celebrating Mediocrity bash next month. All the mediocrely good artists will be there.

I would have categorized the fan art I wanted to keep by now, thus demonstrating my own taste in terms of what is keep-worthy and what isn't, but I see you're still making categories as of recently, and I have a feeling I should wait to see how you structure things. As I asked you elsewhere, what do we do about fan art that can't be credited or where an artist has only one thing under their name? Is there some catch-all category we can use for those?

"Just upload over the existing image, and there'll be nothing to do beyond that." That's true, but while the project was active I was updating every week. I just don't feel like uploading new images each week to two places. Besides which, why should unfinished art be on the wiki anyway? --Iritscen 19:30, 12 March 2008 (CET)