Anthony DiPierro wrote:
So you don't see how we'd lose from deleting
90% of the articles we have?
I don't think anyone is arguing that we should delete 90% of the
articles we have. The articles in question are maybe 1-2%, and
certainly no more than 10%.
Much of the argument, and what prompted this, isn't even about strictly
whether we should have certain articles, but whether we should delete
particular poor instantiations of articles (substubs). It's basically
an argument over whether a substub is better or worse than a red link,
which I'm decidedly neutral on (both are bad, and instead of wasting
time arguing over it, people on both sides ought to spend the time
writing good articles in their place).
But I doubt you'll find even the most ardent deletionist who wants to
delete any significant fraction of current articles, so I'm not sure who
you're arguing against.
-Mark