[WikiEN-l] My favorite Wikipedia article ever

[Rob]

On 7/7/07, Bryan Derksen <bryan.derksen at shaw.ca> wrote:
> One of my old favorites is up for deletion right now, for the fourth
> time, and looks likely to go the way of the dodo this time around.
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_Prime_%28person%29>. Just in time
> for the release of the new Transformers movie, too.
>
> It was heavily referenced, non-controversial, and a fun little piece of
> trivia. I really don't understand why some editors feel the need to get
> rid of such stuff. There are days that Wikipedia makes me depressed.

Why can't it be heavily referenced, non-controversial, fun little
piece of trivia in the article for the character?  Why do we need an
article just for him or for every fun little piece of trivia someone
comes across?