I agree, we should probably title the article "HD-DVD encryption" "HD-DVD decryption discovery", or something of the like. (Though the number should be a redirect, it's not inconceivable someone would see it and paste it into the search box.) But I don't think anyone, with a straight (virtual) face, can say that this is not a notable event which will not have a place in the encyclopedia. I'm all for "we're not a newspaper". But we certainly had articles on the Virginia Tech massacre shortly after it occurred, because it was patently obvious that it was a notable event that was most certainly going to call for an article. The same applies here. Now, must we wait on, and work from, reliable sources which report on it? Absolutely, and Slashdot and Digg don't fit that bill. But when they do, we ought to have the article, and it ought to include information relevant to the situation-including the number.
On 5/2/07, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
On 03/05/07, Andrew Gray shimgray@gmail.com wrote:
Tell me this, please. Is there *anyone* in the world who would walk up to a friend and say - hey did you hear the news about [string of hex digits]?
This is precisely why the analogous DVD key article is called [[Illegal prime]].
- d.
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