, 28 November 2012 (UTC) 
 * Support per Cyclopia and Blofeld.  It is clear that we do have different expectations of what the articles are supposed to accomplish, with some of us indeed seeing them appropriately as a limitless hoard of all the information that can be referenced, in keeping with the "sum of all human knowledge available to everyone" motto.  It is also valid to develop some concise set of extracts for those who want a brief survey of the most important points about a topic.  While such "retail" (consumer-oriented) activities should be subordinate to the "industrial" (production-oriented) aspect of gathering everything about the topic together in the first place, there is no reason why Wikimedia shouldn't subsidize them as a very important outreach activity, since their goal is neutral and educational.   16:49