David Gerard wrote:
On 10/04/07, Steve Bennett stevagewp@gmail.com wrote:
On 4/10/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm macgyvermagic@gmail.com wrote:
. It's okay to write stubs, it's better to merge them into context if we can - unless the subject of the article is falls under the guideline that says it's notable enough for it's own entry.
Why? Better for whom? I personally can't stand searching for a term and being redirected to a general article on the topic of which two sentences vaguely half addresses what I'm looking for. I'd much rather have a two-sentence stub that precisely addresses what I'm looking for, even if it's only to point me back to the main article afterwards.
Yes. I'm wondering if the people frantically consolidating stubs are thinking of convenience for the reader actually looking for that thing at all.
Perhaps the mentality that goes into these consolidations is the same one that fills FAQs with all the things that one would never ask. I can spend hours going through a software manual and never find an answer to the simple problem that I am having.
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