On 08/02/2008, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
Thomas Dalton wrote:
Rolling stubs together into one list makes no sense. ..... And what is the benefit?
Less articles to worry about. That's why we delete things than a non-notable in the first place, as far as I can tell - they're not worth having an extra article to monitor for vandalism, etc.
The problem here is that some people stress out more over vandalism than content. There's a curious logic behind the notion that vandalism can be reduced by cutting down the number of articles. It's a bit like an invader who reduces the population of the conquered territory now in order to have a lower death rate in the future.
It doesn't reduce vandalism, it makes vandalism easier to manage because it's more contained. Less pages to monitor means less chance of vandalism slipping through the net. It's not just vandalism, though, any kind of "routine maintenance" is easier with fewer articles.