Re: Wikipedia and a little piece of Python History

2007-03-23 Thread Paul Rubin
Jorgen Grahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Wikipedia should have some guideline for referencing Usenet postings, > somewhere ... It has one (WP:RS). The guideline is don't do it. The problem is that these guidelines arise out of disputes, i.e. maybe someone tried to use a Usenet post to prove so

Re: Wikipedia and a little piece of Python History

2007-03-23 Thread Jorgen Grahn
On 21 Mar 2007 12:18:50 -0700, Paddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just had a link to Tim peters first post on doctest: > http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/1c57cfb7b3772763 > removed from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctest as it doesn't fit > their guidelines for external links

Re: Wikipedia and a little piece of Python History

2007-03-21 Thread Paddy
On Mar 21, 10:31 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cameron Laird) wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > > > Paddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >On Mar 21, 8:20 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John J. Lee) wrote: > >> "Paddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> > I just had a link to Tim peters first post on doctes

Re: Wikipedia and a little piece of Python History

2007-03-21 Thread Paddy
On Mar 21, 8:39 pm, Paul Rubin wrote: > "Paddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I just had a link to Tim peters first post on doctest: > >http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/1c57cfb7b3772763 > > removed fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctestas it doesn't

Re: Wikipedia and a little piece of Python History

2007-03-21 Thread Paul Rubin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John J. Lee) writes: > You've explained that *linking* to a non-permanent URL would break the > rules. You haven't explained why *pasting in* the text of the post > would break the rules (I don't say it wouldn't break them, I'm just > curious). I've looked into this situation a

Re: Wikipedia and a little piece of Python History

2007-03-21 Thread John J. Lee
"Paddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mar 21, 8:20 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John J. Lee) wrote: > > "Paddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I just had a link to Tim peters first post on doctest: > > >http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/1c57cfb7b3772763 > > > removed fromhttp://e

Re: Wikipedia and a little piece of Python History

2007-03-21 Thread Cameron Laird
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Paddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Mar 21, 8:20 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John J. Lee) wrote: >> "Paddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> > I just had a link to Tim peters first post on doctest: >> >http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/1c57cfb7b3772763 >>

Re: Wikipedia and a little piece of Python History

2007-03-21 Thread Paul Rubin
"Paddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I just had a link to Tim peters first post on doctest: > http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/1c57cfb7b3772763 > removed from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctest as it doesn't fit > their guidelines for external links. Just sit tight for a whil

Re: Wikipedia and a little piece of Python History

2007-03-21 Thread Paddy
On Mar 21, 8:20 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John J. Lee) wrote: > "Paddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I just had a link to Tim peters first post on doctest: > >http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/1c57cfb7b3772763 > > removed fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctestas it doesn't fit >

Re: Wikipedia and a little piece of Python History

2007-03-21 Thread John J. Lee
"Paddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I just had a link to Tim peters first post on doctest: > http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/1c57cfb7b3772763 > removed from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctest as it doesn't fit > their guidelines for external links. > I wonder, could maybe t

Re: Wikipedia and a little piece of Python History

2007-03-21 Thread Sebastian Bassi
On 21 Mar 2007 12:18:50 -0700, Paddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just had a link to Tim peters first post on doctest: > http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/1c57cfb7b3772763 AFAIK, Google doesn't offer a permalink to usenet/group post (since a mayor "upgrade" they made some

Wikipedia and a little piece of Python History

2007-03-21 Thread Paddy
I just had a link to Tim peters first post on doctest: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/1c57cfb7b3772763 removed from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctest as it doesn't fit their guidelines for external links. I wonder, could maybe the official website be persuaded to host a copy