---- Original Message ---- From: Peter Jacobi peter_jacobi@gmx.net
(A) On de: the argument "no real (convential) encyclopedia would write this" is by and large honored (or at least considered). On en: this argument is ignored, or even considered trollish.
As detail to include in a particular topic, or whether to include a particular topic area at all?
They must have some cruft right, after all they have nigh on 400k articles :-) However it does fit with my colloquial observation from working on the missing topics project that time and again de: (and perhaps more oddly sv: and sl:) will have article on fairly famous historical British and American figures that we don't, but I don't see the converse that often. Not sure how to reconcile this Elisabeth's data about [[Category:Biographies]] and Persondata though.
(B) On de: all articles are expected to be accessable to a general audience (the horrible and horribly named "Oma-Test" -- "grandmother test").
That is one idea I prefer we _didn't_ import.
On en: there are a lot of articles in mathematics and physics addressed to users definitively having some education in the area. I assume most experts are flocking to en: anyway, as it seems pointless to have advanced articles in other languages than English
Well English being the "global language" has some effects. Not least that it becomes a hub for ideas for other languages to choose from. As Erik said, kust need to make sure we pick the best ideas from all the others too!