Does it matter? So far, the only argument advanced to
say that it does
is that such entries damage Wikipedia's credibility. With Wikipedia
now the most popular reference website in the world, I'd say that
Wikipedia no longer has any credibility issues. There may still be
some whiney critics around, but no-one is listening to them, clearly!
The counterargument to that is popularity doesn't imply credibility.
Wikipedia is still perceived to be noncredible by some people, who
cite (amongst other things) our large population of stubs and
otherwise incomplete articles. However, I suspect that these people
will always find an excuse to hold Wikipedia in ill repute (do we
really care what Encyclopedia Britannica or Larry Sanger think of us),
and so trying to make them happy is probably pointless.
Kelly