The 'point' is still the encyclopedia.
Marc Riddell wrote:
Charles,
Eliot aside; without the dancers there is no dance.
And, without the community, there is no encyclopedia.
on 5/28/07 6:14 PM, William Pietri at william@scissor.com wrote:
Without the encyclopedia, we'd have no community. Both are necessary, and they are symbiotic.
Agreed, so long as that relationship is based upon mutual respect.
Further, I believe both are in service to our readers, which is my ultimate measure of these things.
OK, the readers being the audience in this case. Still, without that crucial element of respect, you have nothing but a degrading sideshow.
Marc