[Foundation-l] Growth vs. maintenance

[WJhonson at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/6/2009 3:10:33 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
putevod at mccme.ru writes:


> To realize that (almost) all articles about computer games, anime series
> and Hollywood stars have been written. We just need to do a different
> work.>>

I would say that most articles about Hollywood stars have been written, but 
for example we have no articles on many B stars even if IMDb shows they had 
20 or more items credited.

In addition, we have few articles on movies.  Sure we have the 
blockbusters, but when you think that Hollywood puts out something like a hundred movies 
a year (or more) we have only scratched the surface.  One hundred times 100 
years of output.

On the nobility front, I constantly encounter gaps in our lists of "Lord of 
such-and-such" (a place or title or designation).  This is more true for 
the oldest parts of lines.  With a name like Yaroslav, I'm sure you see a lot 
of gaps in the details of the Kievan and Polish rulers from a thousand years 
ago.

On biography, comparing the DNB with what we have, there are plenty of 
gaps.  And that was just the more comprehensive biography of English-language 
people, without mentioning much on the rest of the world.  And mostly focused 
on the British at that.

So that's just a few areas that need improvement if we're trying to be 
comprehensive and not just current.

Will Johnson