Template talk:Proposed deletion/Archive 3

message: Before I delete articles, I usually check whatlinkshere. Now, with PRODded articles, that list is usually full of talk pages. So I limit the links to article space. Wouldn't it be nice if we had a link such as http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AWhatLinksHere&target=____article_name____&namespace=0, right before the "delete" link? — Sebastian 01:30, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I changed my "what links here" button to default to article space only precisely for this reason. let me know if you want me to look up the code to make it happen. --ThaddeusB (talk) 01:52, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link to whatlinkshere 

message: The sentence saying that  should not be used on prodded pages seems to be counterproductive. I often see pages in :Category:Contested_candidates_for_speedy_deletion which are there because a prod has been contested with a . I am hereby suggesting that the sentence be removed, or shrunk. — This, that, and the other (talk) 07:03, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: If you see those a lot then I'd think that sentence should actually be emphasized. PRODs are contested by removing the PROD tag. Adding a hangon tag will also work, but it's more work for everyone involved. Amalthea 17:25, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the OP is trying to say that informing people of the existence of tag encourages its use.  I have no idea if that is true or not, but if true removing the {{s could have the same effect. --ThaddeusB (talk) 18:49, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Ah, alright, that makes sense. I assume the note was added because people were already adding hangon to PRODded pages, so it's hard to say whether the sentence is worsening it because editors see "hangon" and add it, or if it actually improved things. If we want to figure out how many are caused by this recommendation we could exchange it by the redirect . And probably emphasize the "'do not'". Amalthea 19:29, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

text: Emphasis seems like a much better idea than removing the sentence.  If the notice is not helping things it needs to be made more effective, not removed.  ⇌ Jake Wartenberg 19:37, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Change wording of body para 

message: When this template is used, is it normal not to notify the creator, unlike AfD? In particular, Pennsylvania Diners And Other Roadside Restaurants is very likely to be deleted today, but the creator was not notified. 
I notified the creator, and I improved the article, but I would concede the snowball argument if pressed.  I post a comment here because I am concerned with the process involved far more than the content of the article.  Because I am a fan of diners, I have kept the article offline as a possible place to get ideas for articles about Pennsylvania diners, and of course the DVD as a source. --DThomsen8 (talk) 16:42, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: That's a question you'd have better asked at WT:Proposed deletion, but sure, notifying the creator is always the courteous thing to do. Amalthea 17:17, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notify the creator? 

message: Articles that have been nominated for deletion don't qualify for prod, but I've seen quite a few articles mistakenly deleted like this. So I think we should warn when a AFD exists for the article, although it may miss (multiple nom, move, etc), so admins should still check the history/talk page for AFDs, or it may be for another article. But it should catch a lot, and also inform proders and patrollers who didn't notice the AFD. I propose to replace with the following code:  
 
Cenarium (talk) 23:49, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: That sounds sensible. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 11:18, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, done. Cenarium (talk) 18:10, 23 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Warning about nominations for deletions