[WikiEN-l] Columbia Encyclopedia titles

[Ray Saintonge]

Poor, Edmund W wrote:

>I would like to have a page of article titles which (a) Columbia Concise
>has but (b) Wikipedia doesn't. It would stimulate us to find existing
>articles or to write new articles. 
>
>This would be a good idea in any case. And same goes for a comparison
>with Britannica or Americana.
>
Exactly.  These should never be anything more than useful tools. 
 Someone has raised the question of whether using Columbia's list of 
articles would be a copyright violation.  Probably yes, but why would we 
want to use it that way in the first place?  It should be nothing more 
than a long series of ideas to consider, rather than a model for 
organizing Wikipedia.

>On the other hand, speed is not of the essence. There is no prize for
>being quick. My goal is accuracy and thoroughness, not "how fast can we
>beat those guys".
>
The prospect of a print edition in the near future should not spur 
people into a massive production campaign designed to quickly fill ALL 
the gaps.  There will be plenty of time to fill these for future editions.

>Remember, it takes the paid professionals a decade or more to prepare a
>new edition. We started with nothing more than Larry's outline!!
>
Let's be fair.  Those other encyclopedias had to cope with the problem 
of Parkinsonian work expansion.  Or at least the corollory:  Work 
expands to accomodate available salaries.

>Ed Poor, aka Uncle Ed
>User ID #188    <=== I am one of the first 200 people to sign up!!!!
>
At #372, that makes me almost half your age.

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