Ross Sea Party is today's Featured Article. I was not much interested in reading this article but the world Antarctica attracted my attention. I did not have conceptual clarity of both the poles. Therefore, I entered into the article. It was a story of adventure which took place in 1914-1917.
My interested was also evoked because India is establishing her third station Materi. Therefore, apart from reading the opening paragraph, I also went for interlink on Antarctica as well as the fresh sheet of North pole. All the three articles were worth reading but they are quite long. As far as the Ross Sea Party is concerned, it has equally interesting details which I have yet to read.
For reference check the link which follows:
Ross Sea party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaCOMMENT:
It is interesting to note that article is quite long. Even the article on Antarctic is equally a lengthy affair. No doubt, the first comment in the discussion section of the Ross Sea party refers to that feature. It seems that this stands as it is now after the editing. Previously, there might have been some more details. It seems that those details were about the hardships and the related stories which the editors have pruned to bring it to the level of encyclopaedia. However, for me, what actually is Encyclopaedia level? There are numerous references even.
On the other hand, Antarctica article is equally a long article but highly substantiated by graphs, maps and photographs. Secondly, the discussion is so alive that it has been archived. Some times I feel that Wikipedia is actually being used as Public Relation exercise and also a propaganda shout board and Wikipedia Foundation is just allowing that. I am going to write a post that how it is being used as a marketing place. I am having this plan for some days but it just happens that I am delaying it. On the whole, this article has not allowed me to push the Random button.
In addition to that, I have found that there is need of stating one more policy decision. It seems to be policy announcement day here on this blog. Most of the articles are having interlinks. Interlinks are those which take you to another article available on the Wikipedia itself. It is a very useful feature. I had even tried to develop my notes like that by using interlinks between various Word files and Paste Special Feature. Now, I am also going to make another category and that is Article of Interlinks.
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