A difference in definition I guess My reference states that a stub is either a very short article or a rough collection of information that will need much work to bring it to A Class level and that the next step up Start class requires a meaningful amount of good content which the article currently does not have There is no stigma in writing a stub article stubbing an article merely highlights the fact that it is a very short article in need of significant expansion That way as long as an appropriate stub category has been chosen those with a common interest can easily see which articles might benefitfrom some collaborative attention Hope that answers you question