I've been watching the nodes to consider and am starting to get the impression that people are using nodes to consider instead of downvoting a node that they don't like. That, in my mind, was not why nodes to consider was implemented. It was designed to remove nodes that are blatantly inappropiate. Not to remove nodes that you don't agree with or think are useless.

As a case in point, lately there have been alot of delete requests for 'thank you' nodes. Personally, I appreciate someone taking the time to thank me. It let's me know that the solution I provided solved THEIR problem. But if someone is against 'thank you' nodes, they should down-vote the node, maybe post a reply to the node explaining why THEY don't think that 'thank you' nodes are appropiate, and be willing to have their name associated with their opinion. Otherwise, they are trying to practice revisionist history.

An argument about this that I expect is that these nodes are taking up space. My response is, even when a node is deleted, it still is on the site, and accessible, just not as easily. So deleting it does not save space; it just makes it harder for people to learn that some people don't consider 'thank you' nodes acceptable. It does not acheive the goal of educating new users as to the mores of the Monastery.

In reply to 'Nodes to Consider' vs. Voting: On deleting 'Thank You' nodes by johannz

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