Need thousands of new major articles
Fragment of a discussion from Talk:March 2011 Update
Our coverage of Africa is spotty, period. Not due to systemic bias of contributor (at least for the most part -- see the recent controversy over Makmende), but due to lack of information. To write the articles I have on Ethiopia, I've been forced to acquire several dozen books on the country, & some days I'm convinced -- not out of egotism -- that I have a a larger collection on Somalia than my local public library has -- three books.
Yes, there are other ways to find the information than one's local university & public libraries, but in the end one can only write articles on topics one can find information.