Author Page Deletion
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Author Page Deletion
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Summary:
Including them into the deletions policy.
Given that the primary purpose for their continued existence (cataloguing an author's works) has been long since deprecated by SCPPER among other tools, I see no reason for the exemption to remain.
Vehement support.
I really disagree with the concept of us referring people to third parties especially when we have no obvious way to do so, or when we're not kicking in for the increased traffic and the costs associated. SCPPER's not even fully funded on patreon.
I have to agree with bluesoul here. SCPPER is a really awesome project, but not something we have control over as staff, and can't rely on as an absolute going forward.
I see no reason that a page should stay on the site if people downvoted it to -10 fairly. There's other ways to archive who wrote what, and cases like brigading/other malicious downvoting can be dealt with in the same way they'd be dealt with for any other page on the site.
I suggest that they could be subject to the same repost rules as other types of pages. Just as an essay on the same topic can be posted after being sufficiently rewritten, a deleted author page could be re-made differently by an author.
We may need to make determinations on what exactly constitutes malicious author page downvoting. I expect the existing rules to already work neatly for author pages. If anyone thinks that author page voting rules need clarifying, I'd like to hear your thoughts.
Agreeing with Procy and Gee. No reason to keep them exempt when they're purpose can be filled just as well by other services.
Mm Mm Good
I am down for this. I'm sure someone can tell us how many author pages are currently in the negative.
Admin, SCP Wiki
Current list of author pages within deletion range:
Author pages that are currently in the negatives:
I'm in support, but I would like to vote my concerns with Crocket's Downvote Page, which is currently rated at (lord almighty) -145. This author page's gimmick is to downvote it, and it was created under the policy that author pages could not be deleted. Most of these downvotes are not judging the quality of the page(s), and under this new policy, it would be deleted.
We could either make the page exempt from this policy, or we could give Crocket some time to rewrite the page and then reset its rating.
Any further thoughts on this point of interest?
I undoubtedly would not support making a page exempt from this policy just because of a gimmick, in the same way that I wouldn't support any other regular page being exempt from the standard deletions policy in the vast, vast majority of cases. Assuming the rules on reposting pages would be the same for author pages (i.e with substantial edits made), I personally see no issue with just making this user post a new page which doesn't involve this gimmick (especially as a page's rating is not content).
I'd be fine with allowing an unedited repost, but given the change in policy any repost that lasts would have to be edited anyway.
We do not, as staff, have a mandate to always delete articles if they have a certain threshold.
Living the dream, or dreaming the life?
Supporting this.
Yes, when it comes to voting, author pages are held to different standards than articles. However, to qualify for an Author page to begin with, you must have effectively proven that you can read the audience. Ergo, if your author page drops to deletion threshold with what little standards there are, and considering the traffic they usually get… yeah, ya dun n' gone goofed if your author page somehow drops to -10, barring malicious downvoting (or making downvotes the gimmick for your page).
Supporting strongly. Just as art pages are subject to deletion, so too should author pages. And thanks to various data backups like scpper's archives, no data will be lost if we need to access it.
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