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Unfortunately, I have seen cases where people have become quite fanatical about deleting an article on something weird against the opinions of not only the loonies, but also the serious contributors. This wastes the time of honest scientists who want the facts to be available, and plays into the
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I think deletionists are often pompous individuals on power trips who get a kick out of obliterating what others have created. More sophisticated than the vandals who blank pages or insert dirty words, but probably more harmful.
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