But we don't tell people to Google these names. We link to WikiFur's articles, from which readers can learn why these people might be members of the Furry Hall of Fame. In fact, we gave more than necessary; each member is listed on WikiFur's Furry Hall of Fame article, as is the fact that they would have chosen the current inductees.
If this had been an audio/visual presentation, especially one intended for television or radio, it might have been appropriate to go into more detail. If FurCast chooses to read this article out this weekend, they may do so. But on the web, it is customary to provide original information - in this case, who has been inducted - and then link to more comprehensive material elsewhere. That is why I spent several minutes linking up all the names in this piece; and, for that matter, several more contacting Jeff Eddy to ensure that we didn't have an article for Mark Brown under another name.
Extensive on-page background, such as that provided in your recent article about the Dorsai, is only useful if it is not available at the linked location, or if the reader might be misled by the lack of a crucial fact, or if it's being used as part of an argument. Otherwise, it's duplication, wasting the submitter's time, my time, and the time of every reader who already knows who we're talking about.
But we don't tell people to Google these names. We link to WikiFur's articles, from which readers can learn why these people might be members of the Furry Hall of Fame. In fact, we gave more than necessary; each member is listed on WikiFur's Furry Hall of Fame article, as is the fact that they would have chosen the current inductees.
If this had been an audio/visual presentation, especially one intended for television or radio, it might have been appropriate to go into more detail. If FurCast chooses to read this article out this weekend, they may do so. But on the web, it is customary to provide original information - in this case, who has been inducted - and then link to more comprehensive material elsewhere. That is why I spent several minutes linking up all the names in this piece; and, for that matter, several more contacting Jeff Eddy to ensure that we didn't have an article for Mark Brown under another name.
Extensive on-page background, such as that provided in your recent article about the Dorsai, is only useful if it is not available at the linked location, or if the reader might be misled by the lack of a crucial fact, or if it's being used as part of an argument. Otherwise, it's duplication, wasting the submitter's time, my time, and the time of every reader who already knows who we're talking about.
The Telegraph is a newspaper, with emphasis on "paper". We are not. We cover what we do best, and link to the rest.