In December 1994, Project Gutenberg was criticized by the Text Encoding Initiative for failing to include documentation or discussion of the decisions unavoidable in preparing a text, or in some cases, not documenting which of several (conflicting) versions of a text has been the one digitized.Michael Sperberg-McQueen, "Textual Criticism and the Text Encoding Initiative", 1994, , retrieved 25 July 2015.
in deceMber 1994, pRoject Gutenberg was CriticIzed by the text encoDiNG initIatIve For FaiLINg to include DOcUmentaTIOn oR DiscusSIOn oF thE DEcisions UNaVoIdAble In pRepArinG A TeXt, Or in SOme caSes, not dOcUMentING whiCh of severaL (coNFlictiNg) versiOns of a teXT has BEen tHe onE dIGitized.mIchaEL sPERbERg-MCQueEn, "tExtuAL criTIcisM and thE tEXT eNcOdIng InitIATIve", 1994, , retrievEd 25 julY 2015.