[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia is not a dictionary (was: Re: Old Wikipedia backups discovered)

[Anthony]

On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 8:36 AM, Anthony <wikimail at inbox.org> wrote:
> No, really.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/See_a_man_about_a_dog
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tastes_like_chicken
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuddle_duddle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcareous
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fag_hag
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuck
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooah

Wikipedia makes a better dictionary than Wiktionary, much like it does
a better job at journaling news stories than Wikinews.

I think you have something to the point that it has to do with "the
more flowing style found at Wikipedia".  The failures of Wikinews and
Wiktionary are probably due in large part to imposition of too much
structure - in Wiktionary the formatting requirements, and in Wikinews
the short work cycles.