Gareth Owen wrote:
In todays Guardian -- a major British broadsheet
newspaper -- Notes and
Queries column (the version published on dead trees, rather than the website)
a correspondent cites
www.wikipedia.org as an authority on various Dukes Of
Edinburgh. Might draw a little traffic.
What's interesting about this is what it tells us about the kinds of
article that draw traffic. I have no doubt that the information
mentioned there about the Dukes of Edinburgh is available on other
sites, but we have it organized in one spot in a comprehensive way.
Certain of our "List of" articles may seem trite and unimaginative, but
I believe that they have an attraction for people who want this kind of
summary information in one place, rather than going on an internet
wild-goose chase. These chases are frustrating enough for experienced
searchers, and impossible for others.
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