Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Various issues

[Bob Dodd]

Since entries arrived unsolicited, I would imagine that the length will
be pretty much determined by the author... We're not a "conventional"
encyclopedia that commisions entries of particular lengths: we have to
take what people choose to provide.  

On some subjects we are also likely to receive multiple entries, of
varying length, and with different reading ages (and that's important).
But that's fine, it just gives the cataloging folks more to choose
from.

/Bob Dodd

--- Bryce Harrington <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, Imran Ghory wrote:
> 
> > Are we going to just have long articles (as now appears traditional
> 
> > in computer encyclopedia) , or are we going to allow smaller "quick
> 
> > shot" entries as well (as is more common in small book 
> > encyclopedias) which don't bother with bibliographies and the like.
> 
> Very good question...
> 
> Hmm, I'd imagine that for each topic, we'd want one of each, such
> that
> cataloguers can pick and choose whatever's most appropriate.  E.g.,
> Nupedia might wish to only accept long bio's on medieval kings,
> whereas
> someone assembling The Encyclopedia of Architecture might prefer
> having
> the "quick shots" versions of the bio's.
> 
> Bryce
> 
> 
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