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All --
I should point out that some wag writhing under under the nom de fume of
Jonny Cache in The Wikipedia Review has already coined the acridnym TSAR to
describe one of the real policies beneath the espoused policies of Wikipedia,
to wit, Totally Shirk All Responsibility. So you may want to rethink that one.
Besides, there are already papers forthcoming in psychoanalytic journals that
discuss the deepseated omni-im-potence complexes that are betrayed by Wikipedia
passive-aggressive pseudonyms -- and I'm sure you can think of quite a few of
'em.
Let me suggest the acronym CI, which has a pretty shape in Times font and
suggests
a host of ancient regime links with French "ici" (here) and "ci-devant"
(here-2-4),
really a kind of generic pointer word.
Jon Awbrey
Tim Chambers wrote:
>
> Jason Potkanski electrawn-at-electrawn.com wrote:
>
> > * We are nicknaming our customized mediawiki "caesarwiki." It may stick
> > (I hope not). The term derived on a conference call "If people who use
> > wikipedia are wikipedians, then citizendium users are CZ-ers?" And when
> > you pronounce CZ-ers...it sounds like caesars. Roll Eyes
>
> It was pointed out to me earlier this week that the Russian word tsar
> (czar) comes from caesar. ("You mean you didn't know that before?" "Yes,
> and more's the pity." :) Anyway I don't like the imperial connotations
> of "CZer." A member of the Wikipedia community may be a Wikipedian, but
> a CZ-er is merely a "citizen."
>
> I would also like to point out that just because we have to fork
> Wikipedia *content* doesn't mean we have to for the underlying software,
> Mediawiki. I actually use Mediawiki for my job in RL. I have been
> tempted to make customizations, but the way to go about that is to join
> the Mediawiki project and try to get customizations pushed upstream.
> That's how open source projects are done. And on *that* fine point I can
> present credentials as an expert. ;)
>
> Do we really have to fork Mediawiki?
>
> If so, I propose the names czediawiki, pronounced with a silent 'c', or
> (more simply) zediawiki.
>
> But please -- let's not take lightly the decision to fork Mediawiki. I'm
> already on record being willing to fork the content licenses. Let's not
> change anything we don't have to change.
>
> <>< Tim
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