[WikiEN-l] Notability on the skfields

[Bryan Derksen]

Kurt Maxwell Weber wrote:
> On Friday 11 May 2007 22:40, Steve Bennett wrote:
>> Because an encyclopaedia
>> that had an entry on every single band ever formed would not be
>> particularly interesting or valuable, compared to one that had an
>> entry on every band of some notability.
> 
> How does having more information make an encyclopedia less valuable?
> 
> That's patently insane.

Especially for an electronic encyclopedia with a search function. One
can't even claim that the "important" information gets lost in the
"clutter".

It's not like anyone is going to sit down and try reading Wikipedia
cover-to-cover. People look for specific information, even if only by
clicking links that catch their eye while browsing.

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