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Definition of an encyclopedia from Wikipedia: An encyclopedia or encyclopaedia is a type of reference work or compendium holding a comprehensive summary of info
by sparkzilla 12y ago
Definition of an encyclopedia from Wikipedia: An encyclopedia or encyclopaedia is a type of reference work or compendium holding a comprehensive summary of information from either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge.
Note the word "summary". An encyclopedia entry is supposed to be a summary of the topic. It is not a news archive.
- hnal943 12y agoI don't think any wikipedia articles are exhaustive to the topic they cover. Summarization is a spectrum.
- sparkzilla 12y agoThe whole article is about a minor journalist whose page is bigger than some of the world's most interesting people. That clearly shows that summarization is necessary.