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set the tone or establish a direction

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It can provide a simple definition or serve as a placeholder.

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Some writers use stubs as seeds, hoping that a great article will blossom from what is planted.

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Some writers use stubs as seeds, hoping that a great article will blossom from what is planted. Sometimes the first words of an article can set the tone or establish a direction or scope which provides lasting value to the article. In one case at Wikipedia, the opening phrases remained essentially unchanged even after 2 1/2 years.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1973_Chilean_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat&diff=121964339&oldid=3760263

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