On 21/12/2007, Todd Allen toddmallen@gmail.com wrote:
Cruft. Disorganization. Lack of context. If we're to be writing an -encyclopedia-, it needs to have certain standards. We don't for example cover every living person in the world, because the vast majority of them are not notable. Let Myspace do that. Similarly, let All Music Guide cover the two-bit bands and tv.com cover every episode of every show. We're supposed to be distilling, not replicating.
However. When it is possible to have a complete set, completing the set has value. We have EVERY census location in the US. EVERY SINGLE ONE. The "encyclo-" bit means covering the lot. When simplifying as much as possible, take care not to go simpler.
- d.