Seriously, they're not. We need red links because we need more articles, important ones like Robert Kennedy or Glasnost. Even the stupidest, most outlandish red links can inspire an author, just read Codeine is a fat cunt for an example of this. Even though it is terrible (and it is), it was inspired by a red link, like hundreds of other (poor) quality articles around these parts. Red links aren't ugly, they're useful. Disregarding their use, they still aren't ugly! They're pretty like the red rose, or a swath of blood, or the star Betelgeuse. Aaaaahhhhh. Red links. Beauty.