From: Daniel Mayer on Thursday, December 18, 2003 12:58 PM
It is much better to chop things up into digestible bits. Then
summaries
of the spun-off bits should be left with links to full articles on
those
topics. That way the reader has a choice to read the summary or to
skip
right to the detail.
/That/ is far more useful for the reader and also minimizes
duplication of
effort by contributors. I also don't see a problem with this in a
version since on-topic summaries would always be left in parent
articles
(detail would be in daughters).
Moreover, keeping entries focused on distinctly individual topics makes successful collaborative editing possible. If it's not clear what the topic of the entry is (what the standards for inclusion are) then attempts to collaboratively edit the entry fall down.