[WikiEN-l] A morsel of substance, a truckload of nonsense

[Charles Matthews]

David Goodman wrote:
> and what part is nonsense: the list of estates os basic information in
> historical geography, and I'm glad we 're including this. That
> information is available for all Domesday landholders, and though
> Domesday itself belongs on Wikisource, the material from it organized
> in a suitable way likethis belongs right here  in Wikipedia.
> The time has finally come when amateurs can do this right.
>
>   
Oh, I think the comment was prompted by the reference formatting. 
Besides bypassing sofixit, targeting a constructive editor, bringing a 
comment to the list for random reasons, showing ignorance of our customs 
and purpose, and causing at least one edit conflict, it was a perfectly 
fine thing to say.

Charles