On 07/01/2008, Steve Bennett stevagewp@gmail.com wrote:
Really though, good decade articles would be far more useful than good individual year articles. Articles like [[1650s in fashion]] or whatever are pretty cool.
That's what actually sprang to mind with this article. What made 1345 so very different from 1344 or 1346? Not much, I suspect. Decade articles with ten associated timeline articles would be an excellent format. And give historians with time on their hands a chance to get some experience writing for a popular audience.
But that's detail, really. The overview articles are IMO better because they include a lot of the *why*, not just bare facts. Which of course is what people want to know.
- d.