Ed Poor::
I oppose deleting material from the Wikipedia, just because it fits an
identifiable category. The only "fork" I've seen so far that makes sense
to me is the dictionaries. There's a clear distinction between "defining
a word" and "writing about a subject". But there's nothing wrong with
describing the process of stirring eggs so the yolk breaks and mixes the
white -- unless you're a segregationist! ;-)
Davodd:
An argument could be made that since WP is not paper that even
dictionary definitions are stubs for a future encyclopedic article on
the subject of a word's origin, use patterns and cultural impact. Why
should etymology be the only academic discipline not worthy of
encyclopedic-type entries in Wikipedia?
David Speakman
http://www.DavidSpeakman.com