“Lisa, I’m afraid we’ll have to stop getting you those volumes of Encyclopedia Generica from the grocery store.” – Marge Simpson “But, Mom, next week is Volume IV, Copernicus through Elephantiasis.” – Lisa Simpson Wikipedia has a simple test for whether or not something merits its own article: notability. Like the rest of Wikipedia, it doesn’t work in theory, only in practice, and the current guidelines list five criteria: "Significant coverage" means that sources address the subject directly in detail, so no original research is needed to extract the content. "Reliable" means sources need editorial integrity to allow verifiable evaluation…
Day: February 14, 2013
Quote of the Day
“To Moe, from your secret admirer.” – Moe “Yoo-hoo.” – Barney Gumble “Oh, God, no.” – Moe