On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 5:50 PM, Fred Bauder <fredb...@fairpoint.net> wrote:
> I would prefer we limit content to encyclopedic content. Obviously > aggregating news, especially about individuals, is incompatible with that > purpose. Large amounts of Wikipedia articles on recent topics are nothing more than aggregating from news sources. There is a spectrum between that and summarising from secondary sources that have had time to assess, review, and come to a reasoned conclusion about a topic area. But too much is at the 'news' and 'current affairs' end of the spectrum. It *is* a problem, and it always has been. I wonder, how much of the early editing (first 2-3 years), was on news topics? How much was on historical topics? ANd has that changed over time? Carcharoth _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
