[WikiEN-l] Joke

[Alphax (Wikipedia email)]

Guy Chapman aka JzG wrote:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joke
> 
> I removed the jokes.  Mikka reverted.  My reasoning:
> * no reliable sources for these being considered representative of the
> classes of joke discussed
> * this is about the concept of the joke, it is not [[List of jokes]]
> (and most especially not [[List of randomly selected and generally
> abysmal jokes]])
> * several are gratuitously offensive.  It should be possible to read
> the article on joke, be told that racist jokes exist, but not be
> subjected to them unless you visit a separate article
> * WP:NOT a joke book
> * cruft, cruft, cruft and more cruft.  Most are drive-bys.
> 

Drive-by cruft is a good case for [[Wikipedia:Stable versions now]].

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