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Let's consult complete list of encyclopedia topics and pull from it the topics that are the most important, whether we've covered them or not. Here's how I (LMS) propose that we do this. (1) Identify a broad area about which you know a lot. (2) Review complete list of encyclopedia topics (which Magnus Manske has magnanimously contributed) and pick out topics in that are, in your opinion, among the most important, say, one-tenth of topics, and add them to the appropriate "basic topics" page. ("One-tenth" is just a rough estimate. The point is that we should be pretty selective, because we want to know what the most basic articles in a field are.)

So, why do this? To get a good idea of what blanks we need to fill in--hopefully, this will focus a good number of people on the task of writing about those topics. We'll discover a lot of exciting topics that no one has touched yet, and get to work on them. This will increase traffic to the website and make it a lot more useful.

Philosophy, Mathematics, and Natural Science

Astronomy and Astrophysics basic topics - Biology basic topics - Chemistry basic topics - Earth Sciences basic topics - Mathematics basic topics - Philosophy basic topics - Physics basic topics - Statistics basic topics

Social Sciences

Anthropology basic topics - Archaeology basic topics - Economics basic topics - Geography basic topics - History basic topics - History of Science and Technology basic topics - Linguistics basic topics - Parapsychology basic topics - Political Science basic topics - Psychology basic topics - Sociology basic topics

Applied Arts and Sciences

Agricultural Science basic topics - Architecture basic topics - Business and Industry basic topics - Communication basic topics - Computer Science basic topics - Education basic topics - Engineering basic topics - Family and Consumer Science basic topics - Health Sciences basic topics - Law basic topics - Library and Information Science basic topics - Public Affairs basic topics - Technology basic topics - Transport basic topics

Culture

Classics basic topics - Cooking basic topics - Critical Theory basic topics - Dance basic topics - Entertainment basic topics - Film basic topics - Games basic topics - Hobbies basic topics - Literature basic topics - Music basic topics - Opera basic topics - Painting basic topics - Recreation basic topics - Religion basic topics - Sculpture basic topics - Sports basic topics - Theater basic topics - Tourism basic topics - Visual Arts and Design basic topics

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 '''Let's consult [[complete list of encyclopedia topics]] and pull from it the topics that are the most important, whether we've covered them or not.  Here's how I ([[LMS]]) propose that we do this.  (1) Identify a broad area about which you know a lot.  (2) Review [[complete list of encyclopedia topics]] (which [[Magnus Manske]] has magnanimously contributed) and pick out topics in that are, in your opinion, among the most important, say, one-tenth of topics, and add them to the appropriate "basic topics" page.  ("One-tenth" is just a rough estimate.  The point is that we should be pretty selective, because we want to know what the ''most basic'' articles in a field are.)'''
 So, why do this?  To get a good idea of what blanks we need to fill in--hopefully, this will focus a good number of people on the task of writing about those topics.  We'll discover a lot of exciting topics that no one has touched yet, and get to work on them.  This will increase traffic to the website and make it a lot more useful.
 :'''Philosophy, Mathematics, and Natural Science'''
 :[[Astronomy and Astrophysics basic topics]] - [[Biology basic topics]] - [[Chemistry basic topics]] - [[Earth Sciences basic topics]] - [[Mathematics basic topics]] - [[Philosophy basic topics]] - [[Physics basic topics]] - [[Statistics basic topics]]
 :'''Social Sciences'''
 :[[Anthropology basic topics]] - [[Archaeology basic topics]] - [[Economics basic topics]] - [[Geography basic topics]] - [[History basic topics]] - [[History of Science and Technology basic topics]] - [[Linguistics basic topics]] - [[Parapsychology basic topics]] - [[political science basic topics|Political Science  basic topics]] - [[Psychology basic topics]] - [[Sociology basic topics]]
 :'''Applied Arts and Sciences'''
-:[[Agriculture basic topics]] - [[Architecture basic topics]] - [[Business and Industry basic topics]] - [[Communication basic topics]] - [[Computer science basic topics|Computer Science basic topics]] - [[Education basic topics]] - [[Engineering basic topics]] - [[Family and Consumer Science basic topics]] - [[Health Sciences basic topics]] - [[Law basic topics]] - [[Library and Information Science basic topics]] - [[Public Affairs basic topics]] - [[Technology basic topics]] - [[Transport basic topics]]
+:[[Agricultural Science basic topics]] - [[Architecture basic topics]] - [[Business and Industry basic topics]] - [[Communication basic topics]] - [[Computer science basic topics|Computer Science basic topics]] - [[Education basic topics]] - [[Engineering basic topics]] - [[Family and Consumer Science basic topics]] - [[Health Sciences basic topics]] - [[Law basic topics]] - [[Library and Information Science basic topics]] - [[Public Affairs basic topics]] - [[Technology basic topics]] - [[Transport basic topics]]
 :'''Culture'''
 :[[Classics basic topics]] - [[Cooking basic topics]] - [[Critical Theory basic topics]] - [[Dance basic topics]] - [[Entertainment basic topics]] - [[Film basic topics]] - [[Game basic topics|Games basic topics]] - [[Hobby basic topics|Hobbies basic topics]] - [[Literature basic topics]] - [[Music basic topics]] - [[Opera basic topics]] - [[Painting basic topics]] - [[Recreation basic topics]] - [[Religion basic topics]] - [[Sculpture basic topics]] - [[Sport basic topics|Sports basic topics]] - [[Theater basic topics]] - [[Tourism basic topics]] - [[Visual Arts and Design basic topics]]
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