Re: [Foundation-l] Essay

2010-04-26 Thread Yaroslav M. Blanter
> But in general you make an important point. In the Hebrew Wikipedia > several > prominent editors adopted an attitude they call "Wiki A / Wiki B", which > they define more or less like this: > * To "Wiki A" belong articles that are likely to be used by students to do > homework. They should be as

Re: [Foundation-l] Essay

2010-04-21 Thread George Herbert
On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Amir E. Aharoni wrote: > Your email is a bit too black and white: There are important articles in > Humanities, not just in exact sciences, and a Bob Dylan album is arguably a > touch more important than a South Park episode. > > But in general you make an importa

Re: [Foundation-l] Essay

2010-04-21 Thread Amir E. Aharoni
Your email is a bit too black and white: There are important articles in Humanities, not just in exact sciences, and a Bob Dylan album is arguably a touch more important than a South Park episode. But in general you make an important point. In the Hebrew Wikipedia several prominent editors adopted

Re: [Foundation-l] Essay

2010-04-21 Thread Amir E. Aharoni
Correcting articles which shouldn't be there in the first place is probably a waste of time, but searching for grammatical and technical errors is a pretty good way to find such articles. I often do it. On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 20:45, David Goodman wrote: > At the opposite end of the scale from F

Re: [Foundation-l] Essay

2010-04-21 Thread David Goodman
At the opposite end of the scale from FA, I often look at links from articles being proposed for deletion by various processes, and daily I encounter equally questionable non-notable subjects or very promotional articles, where sometime dozens of people have made typo or style corrections, or a

[Foundation-l] Essay

2010-04-21 Thread Bod Notbod
"The primary function of the Wikipedias is to educate in the sciences, philosophy, technology and all that truly useful stuff. Nevertheless there's an argument for a Featured Article on South Park because it brings in new blood. Such an article can pique the interest of teens and twenties and get t