[WikiEN-l] "Fatally Flawed" -- Internal Britannica Review Tackles Nature Methods

Keith Old keithold at gmail.com
Wed Mar 22 17:52:09 UTC 2006


 On 3/23/06, Steve Summit <scs at eskimo.com> wrote:
> >
> > MacGyverMagic wrote:
> > > "internet database anyone, without specific qualifications can edit"
> > > is a jab...
> >
> > Notice how they carefully don't refer to WP as an "encyclopedia"
> > at all.
> >
> > > I'm having a hard time with the idea of sending them a "nice" message.
> >
> > But that's the point.  The nastier someone is, the more
> > devastating it can be to be nice in return.
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>  Folks,

Britannica must be struggling. I recently got a letter offering me a free
Britannica CD-ROM (basic edition) if I subscribed. I don't think that is a
good sign.

Regards


Keith Old



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