Re: [Bug-gnupedia] (long) summary: GNUpedia's direction (and nupedia)

[Bryce Harrington]

On 21 Jan 2001, Mike Warren wrote:
> Concentrating too heavily on soliciting content early-on might have a
> disastrous effect: authors frustrated with crude alpha tools might
> give up, and getting new authors on board may prove more
> difficult. Besides, Nupedia is already well along in getting work
> submitted, but far behind on generating tools. The best symbiosis at
> this point may be for this project to concentrate on programming,
> especially since most people here appear to be programmers or at least
> interested in the technical aspects of the project.

Nah, we're ALL human and realize that things don't happen overnight.
Just lay out a plan and be honest.  Telling an author, "The tools don't
exist to do what we ultimately WANT to do, but for now your article will
be put here..." actually does give a sense of place.

I know this because I actually submitted an article a couple days ago.
I heard nothing back.  (Yes, I understand completely that it's probably
in some queue someplace.)  Just hearing the words, "Okay, we got it.
Stand by," would mean so much.

Let me emphasize:  Who CARES if the tools are alpha.  Just gimme what
you got so far, and be _honest_ about how things are going, and I'll
cope.  (As a mere author, do I have any other choice?  *grin*)

Bryce