But then why only stop at pg articles? 1. That's not entirely true. Other old stuff also gets reposted sometimes. 2. It speaks to the quality of PG's essays.

But then why only stop at pg articles? 1. That's not entirely true. Other old stuff also gets reposted sometimes. 2. It speaks to the quality of PG's essays. 3. There is definitely some thoughtless fanboy upvoting just because it's PG. If that's what you are trying to reduce, that's great. But meta posts are hardly the way to go.