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The Britannica there shows how a professionally edited and authored encyclopedia has a greater liberty and authority to make simplifying claims that are neverth
by mbrock 7y ago
The Britannica there shows how a professionally edited and authored encyclopedia has a greater liberty and authority to make simplifying claims that are nevertheless accurate, like this prose which you would rarely see in Wikipedia:
“ Vienna is among the least spoiled of the great old western European capitals. Its central core, the Innere Stadt, is easily manageable by foot and public transportation. In a city renowned for its architecture, many of Vienna’s urban prospects remain basically those devised over several centuries by imperial gardeners and architects.”
I think Wikipedia is almost always more boring because of its voiceless, detached, noncommittal style.