I’ve had a few experiences with users here saying “Why is this a diary?” “Did this need to be a diary?”
And invariably the only time you hear this is when the commentator disagrees with a diary. There are polling diaries posted ON THE REGULAR that are nothing more than links to a polling company’s press release, and they get upvoted and appear on the Rec List without containing ANY additional information. And I rarely see “why is this a diary”?
So are there set standards somewhere about what constitutes a diary? Is there a length requirement? I know that fair use should not be violated but I have yet to see any other clearly articulated rules.
Just seems like another example of the pettiness of many of the interactions here.