User:Kate/vfd keep

Why did you vote keep on a pointless substub article or one with blatent nonsense?

Because articles should be judged on their topic—whether this topic is worth of inclusion in wikipedia—not its current content. If a good article, or even a stub can be written about something (and even a short, stubby article on something, if that's all that can be said about it, is better than nothing if the topic is notable enough), the topic should be kept. Instead of taking the time to VfD it or argue for its deletion, spend the time writing a better stub, and/or list it on cleanup.

This boilerplate text shows that you haven't given this article enough consideration and are only voting to make a point

No, not at all. I will only vote keep (or delete) on an article that I have looked at, read, considered carefully and believe can become something worthwhile. I don't vote on the majority of VfD topics, only those where I have a definite opinion either way.

So you advocate keeping dictionary definitions?

No: only articles where something useful can be written.

I still think your vote is wrong, and you should really change it

Fine, leave a note on my talk page.