On 5/3/06, Steve Bennett <stevage(a)gmail.com> wrote:
People have an unstated bias in favour of sciences,
and against
popular culture. I don't know if this is a bad thing or not. The most
badly written article on the most obscure beetle known to mankind will
not be nominated. Every article on a fictional subject of popular
culture is battling for its life from the moment it's born ;)
Steve
Because people don't know about the sciences but everyone knows a bit
about polular culture. I doubt many people who haven't studied
chemistry know what a [[Biaxial nematic]] is. However everyone knows
what a website or a band is. A lot of people will know a bit about
fictional characters. The other thing is verifiability. Science is
practicaly defined by pulication but even fairly well writen pop
culture articles such as [[G-Man (Half-Life)]] have zero citations.
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geni