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This article deviates from the established style of this website significantly:- for example, it is very long, lacks standard sections of subsections, contains repeated information and is the language is more promotional than encyclopaedic. It is also maintained by the Wikispooks community, rather than "The Burlington Files Limited". One quick way to bring this in line with[[Wikispooks:Policy]] would be to move it to [[user:DoubleAgent]], where Bill could adjust it as he saw fit. That is a main function of a user page, after all. -- [[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 19:33, 3 March 2019 (UTC) | This article deviates from the established style of this website significantly:- for example, it is very long, lacks standard sections of subsections, contains repeated information and is the language is more promotional than encyclopaedic. It is also maintained by the Wikispooks community, rather than "The Burlington Files Limited". One quick way to bring this in line with[[Wikispooks:Policy]] would be to move it to [[user:DoubleAgent]], where Bill could adjust it as he saw fit. That is a main function of a user page, after all. -- [[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 19:33, 3 March 2019 (UTC) | ||
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| − | The duplication referred to at the start has been addressed and the statements about the role of The Burlington Files Limited have been modified as suggested. | + | The duplication of information referred to at the start of the piece has been addressed and the statements about the role of The Burlington Files Limited have been significantly curtailed and modified as suggested. Ignoring the short synopsis which is obviously partially repetitive, we could find no material unintentional duplications in the rest of the text. As for style, of the many bios we read prior to releasing versions of this, there are literally hundreds of biographical styles and few are anywhere near genuinely encyclopaedic! Furthermore, being encyclopaedic does not lend itself to being easy or attractive to read. |
Revision as of 10:54, 4 March 2019
Article style
This article deviates from the established style of this website significantly:- for example, it is very long, lacks standard sections of subsections, contains repeated information and is the language is more promotional than encyclopaedic. It is also maintained by the Wikispooks community, rather than "The Burlington Files Limited". One quick way to bring this in line withWikispooks:Policy would be to move it to user:DoubleAgent, where Bill could adjust it as he saw fit. That is a main function of a user page, after all. -- Robin (talk) 19:33, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
Response
The duplication of information referred to at the start of the piece has been addressed and the statements about the role of The Burlington Files Limited have been significantly curtailed and modified as suggested. Ignoring the short synopsis which is obviously partially repetitive, we could find no material unintentional duplications in the rest of the text. As for style, of the many bios we read prior to releasing versions of this, there are literally hundreds of biographical styles and few are anywhere near genuinely encyclopaedic! Furthermore, being encyclopaedic does not lend itself to being easy or attractive to read.
