True, but that post got no attention and no comments, which means (1) it's ok to repost (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html) and (2) it's best not to link to it from another thread (otherwise users click, find nothing there, and get grumpy).

Why allow Wikipedia links at all? They’re almost always mundane and receive little attention. Seems like an abuse of a service that’s intended to generate informed discussion.

It depends on the topic. If it's an intellectually interesting, specific topic that hasn't been discussed much, Wikipedia submissions can be fine. If it's a generic or well-trodden topic, that's not good. Generally the best third-party article would make a better submission, but that's not always possible.

This has come up quite a few times: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

Thanks, I should have searched myself; I was pretty sure there must have been previous community pushback against Wikipedia links. I usually read New without logging in; if others commonly do the same, they may be developing the impression that ‘pedia links to popular common topics is a-ok.

Thanks for your moderation work!