Re: Considering duplicates: reap the lowest ids, keep the highest

Which means that it had gathered the necessary delete votes, but no-one had thought to downvote it to ensure it was reaped. So when you're considering to delete, toss a coin, and if it comes up heads, go and check Worst Nodes to see whether it has a negative rep. If it hasn't, downvote it before you consider it for deletion.

I don't see any reason to downvote duplicates; presumably no one intentionally creates them. Can editors not choose to delete considered nodes that don't have negative reputation?

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Re: Re: Considering duplicates: reap the lowest ids, keep the highest by theorbtwo (Prior) on Jan 13, 2004 at 00:16 UTC
When somebody creates a duplicate node, they do the monestary a disservice, and deserive downvotes. The fact that the disservice is unintentional makes it not as bad, but it doesn't make it OK. OTOH, if you don't check, and always downvote-and-vote-delete, then the'll get a very low rep, and not just -1. So what should you do? Vote delete, and if there are at least five delete votes, and less then 3 keeps, -- it, because it means that it needs a lower rep to be reaped. As to your last query, yes. However editors cannot /reap/ nodes, only /delete/ them, outside of the ability to vote "delete" on a consideration, just like anybody else. The difference is that deleted nodes are really /gone/, not just slightly harder to see. (That's not 100% true. A /deleted/ node can be viewed by a god, and if he wishes (all gods are male, at present), he can undelete it. Others, however, cannot even tell that it once existed, by any art known to me.) So, IMnsHO, editoral delete should only be used in extreme cases, and the fact that there is no "editoral reap" that can be appled faster, and does not require negitive rep, is a bug. Warning: Unless otherwise stated, code is untested. Do not use without understanding. Code is posted in the hopes it is useful, but without warranty. All copyrights are relinquished into the public domain unless otherwise stated. I am not an angel. I am capable of error, and err on a fairly regular basis. If I made a mistake, please let me know (such as by replying to this node).	[reply]
Re^3: Considering duplicates: reap the lowest ids, keep the highest ('nuke') by tye (Sage) on Jan 13, 2004 at 02:35 UTC
theorbtwo++ Clarifications: 'delete' can mean either 'reap' and 'nuke'. Editors can currently vote to nuke a node (which is as you described) but this will be changed to 'reap' RSN (and thanks for the patches). - tye	[reply]