Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Various issues

[Rob Scott]

We've already thought about all these things on
www.state-embers.co.uk/alexandria
take a look if you havent already.

--- Bob Dodd <address@hidden> wrote: > 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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