On 10/25/07, Bryan Derksen bryan.derksen@shaw.ca wrote:
I don't think it's desirable; the resulting combined articles are often rather clumsy and the individual articles remain as redirects anyhow. I'd much rather see the articles remain separate. But until I can somehow stop the stuff from getting deleted as standalone articles seems like the best available option.
Yes, I agree. My personal bugbear is cultural phenomena which exist in
some form in many countries. We would, IMHO, do much better to have individual articles precisely describing the phenomenon each time it appears, rather than attempting to describe generalisations.
For example: -- Mulled wine, variations of which are popular around the world, is wine, usually red wine, combined with spices and typically served hot. In the old times wine often went bad, but by adding spices and honey it could be made drinkable again. Nowadays it is a traditional drink during winter, and especially around Christmas, to warm up. In Italy, this beverage is typically drunk in the northern part of the country. --
or: -- Deviled eggs or eggs mimosa are a common dish in France and the United States, but they actually originated in Rome according to the show The Secret Life Of.... Made with hard-boiled eggs, deviled eggs are served cold. They are served as a side dish and are a common holiday or party food. Deviled eggs are one way of using Easter eggs after the children have found them. In the Southern U.S., they are commonly served as hors d'oeuvres before a full meal is served, often during the summer months. Deviled eggs are so popular that special serving dishes and carrying trays are sold specifically for this type of food. Prepared deviled eggs are now available in some supermarkets. -- My particular complaint here is that much of what is said only applies in the US. An article about "oeux mimosa" would not refer to "party food" or "special serving dishes". Why not just have a separate article, like:
'''Oeuf mimosa''' (mimosa egg) is a French dish made from hard boiled egg and mayonnaise, similar to the American dish [[deviled egg]]. ...
We're not really gaining a lot by attempting to find common ground between two separate cultural phenomena, and we lose a lot of precision.
Steve