[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia reaches 3 millionth article

[Keith Old]

Folks,
Sorry if this is a duplicate thread but I haven't seen anything about
reaching this milestone.

The Christian Science Monitor reports/

http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/08/17/wikipedia-blows-past-3-million-english-articles/


"Wikipedia, the upstart social experiment that trusts the online mob to
steward world knowledge, has hit a major milestone.

The English volume of the Web encyclopedia reached its 3 millionth article.
That massive number of whos, whats, wheres, and whens culminated with a
profile on Norwegian soap opera actress Beate
Eriksen<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beate_Eriksen>.
In the less than 24 hours since she marked the 3 millionth entry, more than
1,000 new articles have already flooded in."

It concludes with info about the disagreement between inclusionists and
deletionists.

"Both see the other ruining Wikipedia, either by defeating the point of an
open encyclopedia, or by expanding its “pages” until the site dies from
irrelevance.

Which side do you come down on? More the merrier? Or quality over quantity?
Let us know below, or join the conversation by following us on
Twitter<http://twitter.com/csmhorizonsblog>
."

Regards



*Keith Old*