On 11/14/05, Delirium delirium@hackish.org wrote:
I agree---I don't necessarily think a million Pokemon pages are the most useful thing on Wikipedia, but I don't see why it *hurts* anything to have them either.
Considering the world wide profile of pokemon I think your example sucks.
I do think a lot of the reason for specialized encyclopedias doesn't apply to Wikipedia: 1) They tend to be produced by different, specialized companies; and 2) They have space constraints. Wikiprojects can mimic (1) without actually forking, and (2) doesn't apply.
-Mark
Forks allow people with a common interest to work quitely on a project sorounded only by those who share their interests. For some this enviroment may be more productive.
-- geni