On 21/12/2007, Todd Allen <toddmallen(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Cruft. Disorganization. Lack of context. If we're
to be writing an
-encyclopedia-, it needs to have certain standards. We don't for example
cover every living person in the world, because the vast majority of
them are not notable. Let Myspace do that. Similarly, let All Music
Guide cover the two-bit bands and
tv.com cover every episode of every
show. We're supposed to be distilling, not replicating.
However. When it is possible to have a complete set, completing the
set has value. We have EVERY census location in the US. EVERY SINGLE
ONE. The "encyclo-" bit means covering the lot. When simplifying as
much as possible, take care not to go simpler.
- d.