2 ms·
It's not harmful, just silly. There are N articles about star wars and M articles about africa. When N > M to a ridiculous level, I'm okay with pruning stuff.
by owyn 16y ago
It's not harmful, just silly. There are N articles about star wars and M articles about africa. When N > M to a ridiculous level, I'm okay with pruning stuff. I've never made a single edit to wikipedia though. Looks like I'm encountering some nerd rage.
- wnoise 16y agoPruning articles about Star Wars doesn't actually improve the number (or quality) of articles about Africa. Deleting Star Wars articles won't make the contributors suddenly interested in writing articles about Africa instead.
- jacques_chester 16y agoOtherwise put: 1. Articles are not substitutable goods. 2. The supply of articles is not a zero sum game.
- psykotic 16y ago> Deleting Star Wars articles won't make the contributors suddenly interested in writing articles about Africa instead. If anything, the opposite happens. Contributors first come for special interests. Once welcomed into the community, they will stick around and their contributions broaden in scope. Was the interest that sparked their involvement Elizabethan drama or Star Wars? Who cares.