JAY JG (jayjg(a)hotmail.com) [041211 15:47]:
Shane King wrote:
>There is no size limit to Wikipedia.
Perhaps in theory. In practice Wikipedia is straining
under the existing
load. Loading small articles can take up to a minute. Simple edits on
articles can take 20 minutes, requiring multiple re-tries. Users are
randomly and frequently logged out. Adding every conceivable fringe
theory or position to existing articles, not to mention the current
penchant for adding articles on every high school in North America (and
similar trivia), will only make that worse.
Er, no - the load comes from the rate of edits, not the number of articles.
Moreover, there is a limit to the patience of the
reader. If a reader has
to wade through lengthy sections outlining trivia, conspiracy theories,
fringe and crackpot views, etc. while trying to understand what is
significant about a particular topic, then that reader will soon either
lose interest in the topic, or come away with an entirely distorted
understanding of it.
That would be a badly-written article in need of better summarisation.
- d.