On Wed, 19 Feb 2003, Richard Fateman wrote:
> A glance at planetmath.org suggests that it is pretty incoherent.
> Writing a one-paragraph description of a deep concept that
> can be read out of context is quite difficult. Free insertion
> of entries without any central editorial policy seems to
> contribute to the incoherence. But maybe there are parts (that
> I didn't look at) that are much better.
> RJF
If you look at the doc you will find that its *very* cleverly set up.
Unfortunately however, it seems that most sticked with Weisstein. I agree
that its standards are not as high as that of Weisstein, which is a
consequence of the clientel... I'm certain that its standards would
improve if it was better known and more widely used.
Contribute!
Martin