[Wikipedia-l] subpages

[kband at www.llamacom.com]

> 
> From: <kband at www.llamacom.com>
> >
> > Why should I have to do that if it can be automated?
> >
> > Putting in many days of work into making the most popular entries on
> > the site (pat pat) is ridiculous. Having automatic functionality
> > making that work easier isn't.
> 
> You are right, and ridiculous is certainly not a word that I would have
> used. But the thing is that by making such things easier we also stimulate
> the creation of subpages which, as Larry will explain to you if his wife
> lets him, :-), is something that we'd rather not have in Wikipedia. Maybe
> you don't agree with that, but then you should try to convince Larry and the
> rest of the Wikipedia-gang that subpages are a good thing. That won't be
> easy.
> 

Actually, to my knowledge LMS is just about the only one who's
strongly anti-subpages in any form (look for the previous discussion
on this issue). If he's still the final arbiter of all Wikipedia
functionality, then this is a moot point. If, however, we're back to
policy by consensus, then it won't be too hard. But Mr. Wales needs to
tell us what the story is there.

-tc