--- On Sat, 5/2/11, Carcharoth carcharothwp@googlemail.com wrote:
From: Carcharoth carcharothwp@googlemail.com Andreas Kolbe jayen466@yahoo.com wrote:
Our article talks about her dalliances with communism,
feminism, and sufism,
and tells us that she was out shopping for groceries
when the announcement
of the Nobel Prize win came, but it tells us next to
nothing about what she
won the prize for.
Human interest rather than encyclopedic?
Yes. Though I wouldn't want to get rid of the human interest. I watched that interview with the "royal flush" quote, her sitting, with her shopping, on the steps of her house, talking to the assembled reporters. It was hilarious.
But we need to recognise that our present system and demographics are biased towards adding spice to our articles, rather than meat. All spice and no meat is no good.
Andreas
talking to the assembled