Article length 

As of 16 Sep 2006, the article body (not including Intro and References) is less than 5,700 words long and 51KB in size.  This is less than the suggested 6,000 to 10,000 word length which Wikipedia:Article size notes as the limit at which readers may tire of reading a page.  It is, however, larger than the 30-50KB recommended article size.  Its large size, despite its reasonable length, is due to the large number of footnotes and citations.  Subsequent edits should try not to significantly increase the overall size of the article body.