Legitimate it may be, and by no means is this the most shining example of a good article, but it's not spam or anything like what is usually on the homepage of Reddit.
> if there are no real limits on what material is appropriate, then how do we define ourselves as a community
Let me stop you right there. There is a limit on appropriate material; in fact, it's from pg himself, and I included it in my original comment. The article in question qualifies as appropriate material, which is where diego is incorrect.
Even experienced people are not infallible; everyone makes mistakes.
> There is a limit on appropriate material...and I included it in my original comment.
I'm sorry, but I don't buy it -- "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity" is not a limit at all as it can be extended to literally everything depending on where each person's curiosity lies.
> if there are no real limits on what material is appropriate, then how do we define ourselves as a community
Let me stop you right there. There is a limit on appropriate material; in fact, it's from pg himself, and I included it in my original comment. The article in question qualifies as appropriate material, which is where diego is incorrect.
Even experienced people are not infallible; everyone makes mistakes.