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

[Fred Bauder]

>
> Anyway, not that big a deal.  So the next problem I have is that there
> don't seem to be any notability guidelines.  Is the word "computer"
> notable?  If so, why isn't there yet an encyclopedia entry for such a
> common word?  There's certainly quite a lot that can be said about the
> word.

Well, is there interesting or relevant material published in a reliable
source? How did we get from "difference engine" to "computer"?

>
> And I guess if "Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a dictionary" is more
> explicit about being a formatting guideline, and not an inclusion
> guideline, that would then reflect the de facto policy.

Appropriate, although that language has been there probably since Larry
Sanger.

Fred Bauder