On 9/27/02 1:01 AM, "Toby Bartels" toby+wikipedia@math.ucr.edu wrote:
I'd say that we should try to stick to important people now, gradually adding the less important as we grow to insane size; this is what I think that we should do in *every* field. We cover the basics first; we eventually cover everything.
As long as you let others have different strategies, then that's great.
I say that each individual should do what they enjoy and are good at doing; if someone wants to focus on one topic, and make it incredibly precise and comprehensive, then I think that person should do that.
It's important to recognize that we have the law of large numbers on our side; we can have individual goals that are not identical to collective goals.