William Pietri wrote:
BJAODN is a great example of people taking something
annoying and
making it fun.
This is one of the better justifications for it, and one that's
pretty
directly relevant to the state of the encyclopedia. I know the
suggestion has been made that the existence of a trophy wall only
encourages the vandals. But it also encourages the vandal-fighters, by
giving them an outlet and additional motivation to spend time doing
their grunt work in the trenches. Arguably our articles overall are
better off for its existence.
--Michael Snow