2009/8/21 Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net:
What's so bad about encouraging howto information? I'm sure that a lot of people would find such practical information very useful.
Sure, it would be very useful, but it isn't within Wikipedia's scope. Perhaps a new WikiHowTo project? (Several such projects already exist: http://www.google.com/search?q=wikihowto Maybe no need for a new Wikimedia one.)