[Wikipedia-l] Re: recipes

Wed Jan 19 20:47:51 UTC 2005

Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales wrote:
> Ashar Voultoiz wrote:
> 
>>I personally believe that receipes as they are should go in wikibooks
>>and have nothing to do with an encyclopedia. Having an history,
>>description, use of a dish is another matter and can fit well in the
>>encyclopedia. The receipe does not.
> 
> There is no finer description of a dish than a recipe, with major
> variants noted.  This is why I say that a simple rule is wrong.  It is
> true that a recipe should make up a part of a larger overall entry
> which explains the history, description, use, cultural context,
> geographical extent, etc.  But such descriptions can be very well
> enhanced by having a recipe as well.
> 
> --Jimbo

Exactly my point, thanks. In my previous message I tried to explain that
a recipe alone is not enough :)

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