Books which are useful to our readers are always welcome, IMO.
Yes. It will also counteract the impression some viewers may get that Wikipedia is constructed entirely from webpage research. Ideally, I'd like us to get to a stage where if I'm interested in reading about Darwin, I go to [[Charles Darwin]] on Wikipedia, and browse down to "Further reading". You know: *eventually*.
-Martin
Martin Harper wrote:
Books which are useful to our readers are always welcome, IMO.
Yes. It will also counteract the impression some viewers may get that Wikipedia is constructed entirely from webpage research. Ideally, I'd like us to get to a stage where if I'm interested in reading about Darwin, I go to [[Charles Darwin]] on Wikipedia, and browse down to "Further reading". You know: *eventually*.
Agreed. I also envision Wikisource as playing a significant role in that. That too is "very eventually".
Ec
So, would this be like, selling books with the books being somehow linked to the articles about them?
On Sun, 09 May 2004 23:40:52 +0100, Martin Harper martin@myreddice.freeserve.co.uk wrote:
Books which are useful to our readers are always welcome, IMO.
Yes. It will also counteract the impression some viewers may get that Wikipedia is constructed entirely from webpage research. Ideally, I'd like us to get to a stage where if I'm interested in reading about Darwin, I go to [[Charles Darwin]] on Wikipedia, and browse down to "Further reading". You know: *eventually*.
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User:Nohat has now moved [[New York, New York]] to [[City of New York]], for which there was never a vote.
RickK
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On Sun, 9 May 2004, Martin Harper wrote:
Books which are useful to our readers are always welcome, IMO.
Yes. It will also counteract the impression some viewers may get that Wikipedia is constructed entirely from webpage research. Ideally, I'd like us to get to a stage where if I'm interested in reading about Darwin, I go to [[Charles Darwin]] on Wikipedia, and browse down to "Further reading". You know: *eventually*.
ISTR a criticism many professors have levelled against encyclopedias that was repeated in this maillist, namely that encyclopedia articles do a lousy job quoting their sources. Some of us have been responding constructively to that criticism.
I seem to be involved in a rivalry with a new Wikipedian concerning the content of some of the articles relating to King Arthur, & if I manage to turn over a new leaf, & we manage to engage in a productive rivalry, it may result in the creation of useful bibliographies.
Well, one can always dream; not every conflict should lead to one school of thought calling the other a bunch of trolls & morons. ;-)
Geoff