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==Philosophy==
==Philosophy==
What do people think of this as an approach for this page?[[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]] 18:53, 24 September 2007 (CDT)
Thanks to [[Robert_King]] for helping me develop an initial draft of this page.  What do people think of this as an approach for this page?[[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]] 18:53, 24 September 2007 (CDT)  
 
* Because "History of computing" is a potentially enormous topic, I'd like to organize this article in chronological order, with a bullet list under the main headings.  I'm trying to illustrate this starting with the earliest items in the article, and will work on converting the existing material to this form when I can.
* Because "History of computing" is a potentially enormous topic, I'd like to organize this article in chronological order, with a bullet list under the main headings.  I'm trying to illustrate this starting with the earliest items in the article, and will work on converting the existing material to this form when I can.
* Each bullet item should be only a few sentences long, pointing off to a longer article on the topic discussed.  Limit: one paragraph per item.
* Each bullet item should be only a few sentences long, pointing off to a longer article on the topic discussed.  Limit: one paragraph per item.
* Ideally, each bullet item should include one key reference (so that, eventually, there will be a decent bibliography for each item listed).
* Ideally, each bullet item should include one key reference (so that, eventually, there will be a decent bibliography for each item listed).
* For now, I'd like to suspend decisions about whether a bullet item "deserves" to be on the list.  Instead, please register any comments on this page.  We will then seek expert oversight to help make longterm decisions about what "makes the list" or doesn't make the list.
* For now, I'd like to suspend decisions about whether a bullet item "deserves" to be on the list.  Instead, please register any comments on this page.  We will then seek expert oversight to help make longterm decisions about what "makes the list" or doesn't make the list.

Revision as of 18:54, 24 September 2007


Article Checklist for "History of computing"
Workgroup category or categories Computers Workgroup, History Workgroup [Categories OK]
Article status Developing article: beyond a stub, but incomplete
Underlinked article? No
Basic cleanup done? Yes
Checklist last edited by Greg Woodhouse 11:02, 24 May 2007 (CDT)

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Archive 1, 9-24-07: Talk:History_of_computing/Archive1

Philosophy

Thanks to Robert_King for helping me develop an initial draft of this page. What do people think of this as an approach for this page?Pat Palmer 18:53, 24 September 2007 (CDT)

  • Because "History of computing" is a potentially enormous topic, I'd like to organize this article in chronological order, with a bullet list under the main headings. I'm trying to illustrate this starting with the earliest items in the article, and will work on converting the existing material to this form when I can.
  • Each bullet item should be only a few sentences long, pointing off to a longer article on the topic discussed. Limit: one paragraph per item.
  • Ideally, each bullet item should include one key reference (so that, eventually, there will be a decent bibliography for each item listed).
  • For now, I'd like to suspend decisions about whether a bullet item "deserves" to be on the list. Instead, please register any comments on this page. We will then seek expert oversight to help make longterm decisions about what "makes the list" or doesn't make the list.
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