[WikiEN-l] fancruft

Thu Jul 20 21:19:53 UTC 2006

On 7/20/06, Oldak Quill <oldakquill at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I wasn't trying to be funny, nor was I trying to say that it belonged
> > in the article.
> >
> > The problem isn't lack of source.  It's more one of original research.
>
> The problem is *not* original research. To summarise the events of an
> episode, film, book or the features of a piece of software, or the
> design of a famous building, is not original research.
>
I'm sorry, but I disagree.

> The problem is the inclusion of inane trivia in articles where they
> won't benefit the reader. The average reader of [[Desmond Tutu]] will
> not learn anything about him because his name was mentioned in a
> popular television show.