Thoralinar

[duskpriest]

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[Rey]

OK, what seems to be the reason for opening this thread for discussion about wiki entry from two years ago and then typing nothing?

[Caelcormac]

If they are like me, they clicked on something thinking it was taking them to a discussion thread that was ongoing. I didn't realize (and they probably didn't either) that they were actually STARTING the thread.

[Kami]

Maybe there should be a warning when clicking on the discussion link. That does seem a little confusing to new members, especially if they're used to Wikipedia discussion pages.

[Thelandrin]

And if they are like me, they'll be along shortly to delete the thread

[Sorontar]

It only happens occasionally these days. My rule generally is, if it's a newbie and looks like an accident, I delete it. That way, the newbie will have to contribute decent emails before they move to an unmoderated state. Otherwise, I tend to leave it there. We don't delete threads over time, so I can't see the harm in leaving them.

That said, I also find it gets me to look at the page and edit it. For this one, there isn't much I can do quickly, but every little bit helps.

Sorontar

[Rey]

OK, I know it's confusing, I've done it myself. But not three times in 24 hrs.

[Kami]

I discovered yesterday when I accidentally clicked on one of the discussion links that I don't have privileges to delete threads I created. Thankfully an admin/mod happened to be around and saw my request for it to be deleted.

[Thelandrin]

I would have deleted this thread too, but it's started a conversation

[Rey]

Excuse me for interrupting, it's ok to delete this one, too.