Erik Moeller wrote:
All articles are borderline in terms of the descriptive/instructive distinction.
I do not believe a topic is in itself descriptive or instructive, unless it is explicitly a "how to" topic. None of the topics mentioned in the posting that started this thread are. Of course, articles on subroutines can be written in a "how to" (i.e. instructive) way, but they needn't necessarily be, and as such, they should be rewritten in preference to being deleted.
Timwi