[WikiEN-l] Why Academics are Useful to Wikipedia

[Ray Saintonge]

Matt R wrote:

> --- Delirium <delirium at hackish.org> wrote: 
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>>Does anyone have any objections to that other than the ones I already 
>>mentioned when I first proposed it?
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>You mentioned electricity availability. I would add that digital distribution
>requires some IT skills by those receiving it; paper only requires literacy.
>There are financial costs with computers apart from the initial outlay, namely,
>maintenance. Computers develop faults -- books just get musty. 
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Perhaps the paper in the books should be treated with some kind of 
anti-fungal agent, or something else as well to discourage ravenous 
insects - especially in hot humid climates.

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