It depends on what you mean by "junk
article". If it's an article that
cannot possibly prove useful to a future editor, then yes, it should be
deleted. Most stubs aren't in this category, though.
If it's an article that is not good *now* as an article, but might be
useful to a future editor, then it shouldn't be deleted---instead we
should develop some sort of labeling system so a reader who stumbles
onto it is properly notified that this article is very much a
work-in-progress and not yet ready for serious use as a reference.
Perhaps we could put a template of some sort on it. How about
{{stub}}? We could develop a system of subtypes if that category gets
too full to work with.
- d.