h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Did you want to link to A87753892 (The Demotion of Pluto) from A387182 (Pluto)?

Also, I don't think either entry mentions the interesting story about how this ex-planet was given its name.

Icy

Oh, can you also link to A87753892 (The Demotion of Pluto) from A79508 (The Solar System)?

Hi Icy, I meant to do the cross-linking when my entry hit the FP, it's on my to-do list but I've been so busy subbing, etc

The cross-linking is now done,

I think the charming story of the school competition to name Pluto should have been in the original, perhaps it's time for another update? *adds to list*

GB

Good spotting Icy, and thanks Galaxy Babe.

I think I'd have preferred these two entries to be one. They're both fairly short, and I can't imagine someone wanting to read one without needing to know about the other.

But then it would be a shame not to award each author a solo entry.

I'll leave this conundrum for the Eds to ponder

Have been pondering on length of Entries recently. There were some discussions about encouraging new writers, and it's perhaps easier to encourage new people if there are some excellent examples of well-written, short Entries that focus on a single aspect of some subject.

I also feel there is a creeping tendency to 'fact collect' in some Entries, which may be useful to scholars, but in my own personal viewpoint these make dull casual reading. I am speaking entirely personally here, I would prefer to read two or three short and snappy linked Entries than one which encompassed each and every aspect or fact to do with a particular subject.

I guess it's a balance thing, really. You don't want to omit anything which is important to the scope of that entry.

If I had a pound for every time I have been asked why Pluto was demoted, I'd be a rich woman. I thought my demotion article was worthy of its own stand-alone entry but if the Eds decide it could work as an update for the original fact-based Pluto entry then go right ahead, but reversing the process is likely to put people off writing more entries for the EG, IMHO. PR is the place for such discussion

It's not the subject as such, it's just whether people reading the Pluto entry should know about stuff written in the Demotion entry.