Kurt Maxwell Weber wrote:
On Friday 11 May 2007 22:40, Steve Bennett wrote:
Because an encyclopaedia that had an entry on every single band ever formed would not be particularly interesting or valuable, compared to one that had an entry on every band of some notability.
How does having more information make an encyclopedia less valuable?
That's patently insane.
Especially for an electronic encyclopedia with a search function. One can't even claim that the "important" information gets lost in the "clutter".
It's not like anyone is going to sit down and try reading Wikipedia cover-to-cover. People look for specific information, even if only by clicking links that catch their eye while browsing.