User:Tazerdadog/GS Deletions

RfC: Can Administrators delete pages under General Sanctions without discussion?
This RfC is NOT live. Please do not add any !votes. This RfC is being presented for feedback to ensure it is neutrally worded and will produce a usable consensus. The proposed text of the RfC is below, starting at "Background" and ending after "General Discussion".

Background
Recently, general sanctions were placed on cryptocurrency and blockchain broadly construed. (discussion). An administrator, User:MER-C then deleted Universa Blockchain Protocol, citing only the general sanctions in their rationale. This action proved controversial, and was reviewed at Deletion review/Log/2018 July 9. Parallel threads also popped up at the Administrator's Noticeboard here and CSD Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion at Deletion review/Log/2018 July 9|here]]. The Deletion Review ended with no consensus, recommending. This is that RfC.

Can administrators delete pages under general sanctions without waiting for community discussion?

Please support only the option closest to your views.

General sanctions do not authorize speedy deletion
IAR notwithstanding, administrators may only delete pages without waiting for discussion when the page meets one or more conditions listed at WP:CSD. General sanctions have no effect on deletions. Deletions in topic areas covered by GS may be appealed as usual.

General sanctions may be invoked in addition to a valid speedy criterion
When deleting a page, an administrator may specify that the page is being deleted under general sanctions a valid speedy deletion criterion. This flags the deletion as an enforcement action. Appeals of these deletions must be appealed as a GS enforcement appeal at the Administrator's Noticeboard

General sanctions may be invoked instead of a valid speedy criterion
When deleting a page, an administrator may specify that the page is being deleted under general sanctions a valid speedy deletion criterion. Administrators may, at their discretion, delete pages in topic areas covered by general sanctions, without waiting for discussion and even if no speedy deletion criteria apply. Such deletions are GS enforcement actions, and may be appealed only to the Administrator's Noticeboard

Discussion on RfC Formulation
Commentary on how this RfC is presented, especially with respect to its neutrality and the usability of the consensus it will produce, is welcome here. An additional question is the best venue for the RfC, I'm not sure whether WP:VPP or WP:AN is the best location. Pinging some editors who have shown an interest in the discussion:. I intend to initiate this RfC in 24-72 hours unless major issues are presented.