[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia is not a dictionary (was: Re: Old Wikipedia backups discovered)

[Anthony]

On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 12:39 AM, Anthony <wikimail at inbox.org> wrote:
>> No, there isn't.  And that's why Wiktionary can work.  But articles
>> about words don't belong in an encyclopedia.  Encyclopedias talk about
>> the concept behind the word, not the word itself.
>
> I think your "meh" example is perfect.

Good, me too.

> Wiktionary: what does "meh" mean?
> Wikipedia: why is "meh" even a word?
>
> In this example, the concept *is* the word, with its cultural history,
> associations etc.

Can you give an example of that in a traditional encyclopedia?

And if the concept is the word, shouldn't the title of the article be
[[the word "meh"]]?