262:**The other side of that coin is that if people would wait four minutes to write one decent paragraph before creating an article, they wouldn't be so apt to get listed on VfD. Posting something like the first version of this article is like walking out the front door naked, and then complaining that people didn't even give you a chance to get dressed. Maybe the neighbors ''shouldn't'' be so quick to call the cops, but if someone doesn't want that hassle it's pretty easy just to throw on a bathrobe first. ] ]]] 20:58, 3 Nov 2004 (UTC)
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271:**To be more precise, only delete young articles based on the topic of the article, not the content. It's ok for articles on encyclopedic topics to start small and grow to be great. For articles on nonencyclopedic topics, be ruthless, delete as early as possible to avoid wasted effort and precedent. --] 20:45, 3 Nov 2004 (UTC)
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