OK, so are they worried ghost towns will reduce the value of the stack exchange brand? I mean, even if they are being altruistic, I still don't understand the societal harm caused by ghost towns.
How many times have you googled some question just to find out the solution was correct 5 years ago but doesn't work with any current release of the software your are using?
Recently, the Ubuntu community took down a lot of wiki pages that had howtos for ancient versions of the OS.
Recently, the Ubuntu community took down a lot of wiki pages that had howtos for ancient versions of the OS.