[WikiEN-l] Re: WikiEN-l Digest, Vol 27, Issue 34

[Daniel P. B. Smith]

>> On Oct 4, 2005, at 4:32 AM, Ray Saintonge wrote:
>>
>>> These are excellent observations.  My son's Social Studies teacher
>>> is an info geek who is familiar with Wikipedia.  I should ask  
>>> him  if
>>> he would be willing to run a survey of his class asking:  "What
>>> belongs in an encyclopedia?" and "What should not be in an
>>> encyclopedia?"
>>>
>>
>> I think it would be important to specify "Wikipedia" not "an
>> encyclopedia," so as to avoid treating Wikipedia like paper.

WHAT?

I've suspected for some time that there is a faction that does not  
think Wikipedia should be an encyclopedia, but this is the first time  
I've seen this stated in so many words.

So much for "five pillars."

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