Talk:Neats vs. scruffies

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Someone who subsequently decided they needed a wiki vacation said it isn't clear why this page is important. I find this a bit rich having just been going through the full theory of Dr. Who's origins on wikipedia (for no good reason --- o wait, I think the TARDIS was actually a featured article! now that's important) a few days ago, but anyway there may be a point. It's clear to a computer scientist that while we treat holy wars and everything else somewhat light-heartedly, that this page actually reflects a serious, long-term debate in the field. Is there a way to communicate this to the general reader? (besides linking to the holy war page?) --Jaibe 16:33, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

That's a good point, changing the name of the page might help I guess; there's no debate anyway scruffies RULE! :) But yeah anyone who says something like this isn't a worthwhile page should look in to the amount of Stargate pages ;) Ultima 22:41, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

I would go farther: it's not just a serious, long-term debate; it's central to the field of AI. I don't think one can really claim to understand AI (to the extent anyone does) without understanding the distinction and how various approaches fall on either side of it or combine elements of both. Slburson 23:06, 12 February 2007 (UTC)