[WikiEN-l] Re: Writing with our readers in mind

Tue Jul 12 19:36:26 UTC 2005

> It seems to me that the central difference between a dictionary and an
> encyclopedia is that a dictionary is about the language, whereas an
> encyclopedia is about the world.

Indeed. We have an article on [[fuck]], though :)
Do we have a criterion for determining when a word
is notable enough in itself and independently of
the phenomena it describes to deserve an article?

Regards,
Haukur