[WikiEN-l] Re: Historian: origin of apparent "policy" re recipes and how-tos?

Tue May 11 17:36:16 UTC 2004

~You miss the point. Many people do consider many recipees are 
encyclopedic, as some have cultural value.

Plus, do you have (or did you ever see ?) a paper version of the first 
encyclopedia set by the encyclopedists ? It was definitly a practical 
encyclopedia. Some people do consider that howtos belong to an encyclopedia.

Timwi a écrit:
> Daniel P.B.Smith wrote:
> 
>> I've been very puzzled by an apparent consensus or policy--one with 
>> which I obviously do not agree--that recipes in particular, and 
>> didactic or "how-to" articles in general, do not belong in Wikipedia.
> 
> 
> If so many people want them, why not make a new project -- WikiHowto? 
> Either that, or extend the scope of Wikibooks slightly.
> 
> Timwi