(Daniel Mayer <maveric149(a)yahoo.com>)m>):
Below is a message from a new user that I think should be discussed here:
[Notes about becoming a NYTimes partner]
Yes, direct links without registration would be nice, but I wonder
about the idea of encyclopedia articles linking to newspaper reports
in general. Maybe for articles about historical events some coverage
about contemporary beliefs and attitudes is warranted, but in an
important sense, news and encyclopedic information are very different
things with different goals, and I don't want to encourage the habit
of linking to news reports and calling that an article. Even if
there is some background information in the article itself, linking
to news reports legitimizes them as a source of information, when for
the most part all news reports are entertainment.
--
Lee Daniel Crocker <lee(a)piclab.com> <http://www.piclab.com/lee/>
"All inventions or works of authorship original to me, herein and past,
are placed irrevocably in the public domain, and may be used or modified
for any purpose, without permission, attribution, or notification."--LDC