[Wikipedia-l] A Three Way Split

[Krzysztof P. Jasiutowicz]

On 18-09-2002, lcrocker at nupedia.com wrote thusly :
> 
> >While I understand the motivation, I think a better
> >plan would be to put some effort into the Basic
> >English Wikipedia. One person started it, but it
> >hasn't caught on yet.
> 
> I couldn't disagree more--I think that separate wiki is
> a complete waste of time and effort.  After all, it's
> based on a premise that has itself been thoroughly
> discredited ("Basic English" is based on the idea that
> limited vocabulary is what makes a language simple--
> linguists know better), and it can only serve to
> distract and divide the labor of good contributors.
> Far better we should work to make all articles on the
> main site more lucid.

Hi all,

I think this is an important subject that needs some
more debate.

Looking from my field most encyclopedic articles 
(not only Wikipedia's) look oversimplified.
In some cases they are aimed at general public and
designed to be so.
Sometimes there are size constraints in paper encyclopedias.

Should Wikipedia articles be made understandable, without
any preparation, to secondary education students and
links to more specialist resources be provided ?
Or should we strive for the best, most up-to-date and
accurate content ?

Regards,
kpjas.