writeups in e1 were limited to 512 bytes in size. this, plus the predominantly "geek" membership back then and the lack of chat facilities, meant the early work was often of poor quality and was filled with self-referential humor. as e2 has expanded, stricter quality standards have developed, much of the old material has been removed, and the membership has become broader in interest, although smaller in number. many noders prefer to write encyclopedic articles similar to those on wikipedia (and indeed some actively contribute to both e2 and wikipedia). some write fiction or poetry, some discuss issues, and some write daily journals, called "daylogs." unlike wikipedia, e2 does not have an enforced neutral point of view. an informal survey of noder political beliefs indicates that the user base tends to lean left politically. there are conservative voices as well, however, and while debate nodes (of any kind, political or not) are rarely tolerated, well-formed points of view from any part of the political or cultural spectrum are.