Wikipedia:Deletion of vanity articles/Email from Jimbo

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With Jimbo's agreement, here is the relevant excerpt from an email he sent regarding the recently created speedy deletion criterion to which the main page relates (currently CSD A7). -Splash 22:51, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jimmy Wales
> Sent: 24 August 2005 02:43
> Subject: Re: Your thoughts on the new speedy deletion policy

It isn't perfect, but it isn't bad.

I guess if I had to predict, it's going to lead to a little bit of silliness here and there. Articles are to be deleted if there is no assertion of notability, but it's pretty easy to simply *assert* notability, so this isn't much of a barrier.

Still, it might encourage authors of borderline entries *who are good people not trying to spam us* to write *better* entries so that they actually *do* focus on what is encyclopedic.

--Jimbo