Er, thankyou Moulton.
The other argument that is being trotted out on the Jimbo page with monotonous regularity is the tired old chestnut about the magic of the Internet, which means we have so much space on the Internet that we should be adding material on Homer the Greek, rather than deleting material on Homer Simpson.
Dead wrong. Of course there is space on the Internet, it's called 'the Internet'. Everything is there, of course. But with no indication is to verifiability, neutrality, and most importantly, no indication of notability. Indeed, there is a probable inverse correlation between something being on the internet (and Wikipedia), and its notability. Reference works proceed by a careful process of selection and weeding out. And much of the chaff that is rejected naturally ends up on the Net.
And then on Wikipedia.
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A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
—Antoine de St. Exupery