Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Sylvester Braithwaite

Do I get to vote? Nonameplayer (talk) 18:35, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * It's best not to think of AFD as a vote. Editors who are active in AFD will review the article and declare a position, but the important part is how they defend it. If there are great arguments to keep, made by one or two people, an article will be kept even if ten or twelve people "vote" to delete. The reverse is also true. This is a check on what's known as sock puppetry, as well as forum shopping - in higher-profile AFD's, it's quite common for users who might never even find the debate to come in and simply say Keep or Delete and not explain their positions at all. These "votes" (again, an awkward term for the AFD process) are pretty much seen as worthless, but that and everything is at the discretion of the closing admin. You're of course encouraged to participate (and I see that you in fact already have). If I had to guess, I'd say this article will probably end up being kept, and that's fine by me. I didn't nominate it because I wanted it to be deleted, I nominated it because I thought the discussion needed to take place. We'll know in a day or two, perhaps sooner. If you've got any other questions about AFD or any other aspect of Wikipedia (I see that other than about a dozen edits scattered over the last year and a half, you're pretty new here), please feel free to leave a message on my talk page and I'd be happy to help you as best I can. Don't fall asleep  zzzzzz 07:33, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I did vote because I assumed if it were not allowed the administrators would just ignore it.
 * Thank you for explaining the AFD process, the "voting" system makes a lot more sense now. Regarding the speedy delete and the AFD, I know that wikipedia has vetting process and I appreciate the time you took to help me understand it. - Nonameplayer (talk) 20:26, 6 September 2008 (UTC)