windharp - 6:15 am on Jun 23, 2007 (gmt 0)

I use directories also when I want to inform myself about possibilities in a sector. Things like looking for a pet, finding bed&breakfasts in a region, "When I am in xyz, what can I do there"

Wikipedia is great if you want a quick answer to a question, and it is either not necessariy that all details are true ("What was the climate like in israel again?"), or you can expect it to be common knowledge ("calculate the area of a curcle").