Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Various issues

[Tom Chance]

Ahh right, I see. Yes I suppose the resource could
gain a certain style that people might feel pressured
into following. That would mean we would have to try
and make it as easy as possible to submit work
(through a simple, well explained interface) and we'd
also have to make it very clear that it is not
necessary to have a certain length or style.

Tom Chance


--- Imran Ghory <address@hidden> wrote: > On 20
Jan 2001, at 11:23, Tom Chance wrote:
> 
> > 
> > > If the encyclopedia gains a style of having long
> > > articles then I 
> > > imagine very few authors would submit short
> > > articles.
> > > 
> > > Imran
> > 
> > I think you underestimate:
> > 1) People's laziness
> > 2) How little can be written about some subjects
> > compared to others
> 
> I think that if th encyclopedia gains a certain
> style however 
> unintentionally, then people will go with that style
> and will try and 
> avoid writing an article which doesn't fit into that
> style. 
> 
> I think this will mean that if long articles become
> standard then 
> people will just not write an article rather then
> write a long article.
> 
> Imran Ghory
> 
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