Well, when I edited the article, (adding most of the first 20%) I did not
disturb Larry's text because I knew who he was and didn't want trouble. (I
found it later with him at "reality". Actually I also think his text, indeed
most of his philosophical writings could probably be deleted without
reducing the amount of information in the encyclopedia. However reverts have
occured when his material is deleted.
Be careful, he has his supporters.
Fred
From: Rotem Dan <rotem_dan(a)yahoo.com>
Reply-To: wikien-l(a)wikipedia.org
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 03:35:25 -0700 (PDT)
To: wikien-l(a)wikipedia.org
Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Larry's text on the "Knowledge" article
--- Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)ctelco.net> wrote:
Well, if you consult Britannica what they do in
philosophical articles is
set forth the history of philosophical thought on a
subject. Here we try,
usually unsuccessully, to address the issue itself.
I argue this shouldn't be done as a principle, the
articles are complicated enough. This is also a matter
of quality vs quantity, I don't think the latter 80%
of the "knowledge" article, adds a significant insight
for the reader's understanding in proportion to the
amount of text given.
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