[WikiEN-l] Always make articles as complete as possible

[Fred Bauder]

This is no good. A good article can start with a good sentence or two, or
even a reference to further reading. Expecting folks to work and work (when
they probably have something else to do) is discouraging. Best to take the
little bit they are willing to do and when the time comes make something
better out of it.

Fred

> From: "Krzysztof P. Jasiutowicz" <living_english_structure at go2.pl>
> Reply-To: wikien-l at wikipedia.org
> Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 15:36:26 +0200
> To: wikien-l at wikipedia.org
> Cc: wikipedia-l at wikipedia.org
> Subject: [WikiEN-l] Always make articles as complete as possible
> 
> From [[Wikipedia:Always make articles as complete as possible]]
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> One of Wikipedia's [[wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|rules to consider]]:
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> Whenever you write a page, always make it as complete and comprehensive as
> possible.
> <br>Don't create an article until it is in form ready for publication.  If you
> feel that your article is seriously incomplete and you are urged to publish it
> please insert boilerplate text from [[Wikipedia:Stub]] into the article.
> 
> This rule is meant to supersede [[Wikipedia:Always leave something undone|
> "Always leave something undone" rule]] that is regarded obsolete.
> 
> This rule is open for debate.
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> 
> Articles happen to be reviewed almost instantaneously (as they appear on RC)
> or they can stay unreviewed with embarrassing errors for months (years?).
> 
> Cooperation and collective authorship that are behind the
> "Always leave something undone" rule were great in the old days when there
> were 50-100 edits daily not 3000+.
> 
> There's no guarantee that a proportion of articles slip form the RC and
> plunge into the Wikipedia's great information soup.
> 
> This is an observation from perusing the ancient pages list.
> 
> Regards,
> Kpjas.
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