The following mail was sent to me, but seems more appropriate for the list at large. I advised the author that I have forwarded it.

---- Lee:

I recently ran across the Wikipedia. Good luck to you. Its a worthwhile project. It also encompasses what I've been doing -- on a much finer scale -- in the vertebrate paleontology area. I will try to remember to write Wik articles as I work on my site, but I'll probably forget. Besides, its hard work. The Wikipedia is written at a generalist level, and I'd have to change the approach completely. I thought I'd at least point out that my site is expressly placed in the public domain (except for most images -- you can use the really bad ones I did myself if you dare!), is moderately well regarded, and parts are suitable for copying or incorporation into your project. I suspect the Glossary (beginning at http://home.houston.rr.com/vnotes/glossary.html) and the Bones essays (beginning at http://home.houston.rr.com/vnotes/Bones/Bones.html) would be most suitable.

Unrelated request: I have a friend with a much more suitable site who is running into trouble because he gets too many hits. His ISP is getting annoyed. Would you be interested in contacting him and perhaps working something out? His format is a lot more compatible with the Wikipedia than mine. I don't know what your arrangements are, but you seem not to be worried about bandwidth. A thought, anyway.

--Toby White

The Vertebrate Notes at: http://home.houston.rr.com/vnotes/index.html

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