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Rochusyesterday at 9:32 PM1 replyview on HN

> Then by all means, flag them for deletion

Why should I? Who am I to decide for other people what's interesting for them? Having those articles in place doesn't bother anyone (as long as they don't violate laws) and essentially don't cost a dime.


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Gander5739yesterday at 9:50 PM

In broad strokes, the reason is because the line has to be drawn somewhere.

If you want, you can read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Existence_%E2%89%A0_... and the links there to gain some idea of the reasoning behind it.

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