Is there a reason for WP:NOTHOWTO?
Fragment of a discussion from Talk:Task force/Expanding Content
Actually, the Foundation does have two projects where how-to information is provided: Wikibooks and Wikiversity, especially the former (although neither are as nearly popular as their Wikipedia sibling or WikiHow). I'm of the opinion that "how-to" information isn't, strictly speaking, a totally encyclopedic topic, and probably is more appropriate to devote a separate wiki for it.