  Models of quantum-classical interactions fall into two classes: those which
allow the generation of quantum entanglement via a classical mediator (such as
gravity), and those which do not. Marconato and Marletto have recently sought
to distinguish between these classes by claiming that known members of the
first class (based on the configuration-ensemble formalism introduced by us)
fail to model the mediator as a 'classical' system, and are nonlocal. We
explicitly show that this claim is incorrect, and expose a large number of
errors and misconceptions in their reasoning. We also point to a very simple
and transparent example of the generation of entanglement between two qubits
via a classical bit. It follows that there are models permitting the generation
of entanglement via quantum-classical interactions that lie outside the remit
of the theorem cited by Marconato and Marletto. We clarify the reasons for the
limited applicability of various no-go theorems for entanglement generation.
