On 9/27/02 1:01 AM, "Toby Bartels" <toby+wikipedia(a)math.ucr.edu> wrote:
I'd say that we should try to stick to important
people now,
gradually adding the less important as we grow to insane size;
this is what I think that we should do in *every* field.
We cover the basics first; we eventually cover everything.
As long as you let others have different strategies, then that's great.
I say that each individual should do what they enjoy and are good at doing;
if someone wants to focus on one topic, and make it incredibly precise and
comprehensive, then I think that person should do that.
It's important to recognize that we have the law of large numbers on our
side; we can have individual goals that are not identical to collective
goals.