On 9/4/06, Sam Korn <smoddy(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Perhaps "mock" is the wrong word. I
agree with Steve that seeing a
reference to some obscure band's second album or some equally obscure
video game character on almost every science or history article is
highly annoying and detracts from the seriousness of the subject.
I don't get this 'detracts from the seriousness of the subject'. Do
science or history articles get all embarassed to be in the same
encyclopedia as more "trivial" subjects? Do the writers of such
articles, or the readers?
No, it just looks silly. :-)
--
Sam