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I'm being told not to use PROD!

On my userpage, Thespian has just told me that he objects to my frequent use of the PROD process, because "It's passive." Am I in the wrong here? I use it when an article seems clearly non-notable or otherwise needs to go, but doesn't qualify for a speedy. Am I missing something, or is Thespian off base here? --Orange Mike | Talk 18:45, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

As I'm not aware of the particular circumstances that led to the comment, I'll refrain from speculating. More generally, it's true that the PROD process is passive, but it's supposed to be that way so as not to unnecessarily consume community time and resources. As for the specific article in question (Corinna Fugate), I have removed the prod tag as it had been contested previously. Black Falcon (Talk) 18:54, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Yeah. Prods are used only when the deletion isn't contested, and this one is. Once a prod is removed, it shouldn't be put back. Here's a quick guideline: If there's an argument about whether or not a should be a prod on an article, then the prod shouldn't be there. By all means continue to use it, just not in places where the deletion is contested. --UsaSatsui (talk) 19:30, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Point is, that if its contested, its just plain useless. You'd save time & trouble going to AfD and letting it be argued. DGG (talk) 21:40, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Prod and Google

As another reflection on the "it's just plain useless" feeling, take as an example Muffin Personality Test. Someone riffed on an online quiz or two, and created an article. Another editor took one look and added a {{prod}} less than 30 minutes later. Another single edit editor removed that 8 hours later, but that's not the problem outlined here.

Within an hour of the article's creation, and after the prod, Google came along and indexed the article. Should an off-wiki entity determine on-wiki policy? Not determine, but off-wiki realities should at least be referred to. They might inform priorities... Oh well, wait a few more days until the joke article is in Google's cache, before we Afd. Shenme (talk) 10:25, 23 February 2008 (UTC)