Tomasz-
Given that number of "articles" jumped some 20% with new counters, your statement is outright false.
6.43% on en:, actually, and that doesn't count the new articles that were created between May 14 and May 25. The new count system simply gets more articles which are not in prose format but which do contain links, such as lists.
"Old method" was to use different counter for CJK wikipedias, don't you remember ?
What I remember is that people on some Wikipedias inserted commas into articles to have them counted.
But then, English Wikipedia has already history of counterfeiting stats, with Rambot.
That, again, is a matter of opinion. You will have to live with the fact that not everyone agrees with yours.
Regards,
Erik