Re: [WikiEN-l] A poem about Wikipedia

2012-04-04 Thread Skyring
After the past week or so, I think we're at the sinking into the moss stage. Maybe putting out a few roots. -- Peter in Canberra ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit:

Re: [WikiEN-l] Hello world! (was Hello world?)

2011-01-17 Thread Skyring
As a Queensland schoolboy, I watched the Apollo 11 landing on 21 July 1969, received through Australia's radio telescopes at Parkes and Honeysuckle Creek, while at the same instant it was late on 20 July 1969 for the American audience basking in a glow of rightful pride. Perhaps Jimmy was playing

Re: [WikiEN-l] Hello world! (was Hello world?)

2011-01-16 Thread Skyring
On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 11:50 AM, wiki doc.wikipe...@ntlworld.com wrote: I don't think it helps to characterise any simple questioning of the leader as a deranged vendetta. I thought Tony was merely engaging in some gentle self-criticism. -- Peter in Canberra

Re: [WikiEN-l] Hello world! (was Hello world?)

2011-01-14 Thread Skyring
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 8:10 PM, wiki doc.wikipe...@ntlworld.com wrote: Wikipedia becomes more like religion every day. With a God-King in a cloud realm and the occasional crucifixion. Not to mention passing the plate on a regular basis. I think it is important that we don't develop the same

Re: [WikiEN-l] Alleged Liberal Bias

2010-10-16 Thread Skyring
On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Guettarda guetta...@gmail.com wrote: Reality has a liberal bias doesn't mean that liberals are right. Rather, it means that any attempt to represent reality will, in the eyes of American conservatives, amount to displaying a liberal bias. That should only be

Re: [WikiEN-l] Wikipedia, the overly standarised Encyclopedia you wouldn't dare edit

2009-02-08 Thread Skyring
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 12:58 PM, K. Peachey p858sn...@yahoo.com.au wrote: All White Cat is saying is that the wikipedia needs markup(s) to handle dates. And in fact, right now there are multiple markups available, including American-style ones. Thats not mark up, what your describing is

Re: [WikiEN-l] Wikipedia, the overly standarised Encyclopedia you wouldn't dare edit

2009-02-08 Thread Skyring
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 1:32 PM, K. Peachey p858sn...@yahoo.com.au wrote: What is frustrating is the demands from some chauvinists that American dates be used in non-American articles. France uses International format dates (14 July 1789), But were not all american so they shouldn't be used,

Re: [WikiEN-l] Linking Dates

2009-01-19 Thread Skyring
On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 1:20 AM, Wily D wilydoppelgan...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 9:35 PM, Skyring skyr...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 11:16 AM, Delirium delir...@hackish.org wrote: Delirium wrote: ... strongly discourage edits that change one to another, unless

Re: [WikiEN-l] Linking Dates

2009-01-19 Thread Skyring
or stick with the existing format. You know, like we do for ENGVAR for spelling. As to Arbcom cases over date formats, could you point me to a recent case, please? Peter On 1/19/09, Skyring skyr...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 1:20 AM, Wily D wilydoppelgan...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [WikiEN-l] Linking Dates

2009-01-19 Thread Skyring
to review it. Its the same preference style thing. On 1/19/09, Skyring skyr...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 3:33 AM, Wilhelm Schnotz wilh...@nixeagle.org wrote: The problem is picking the correct one involves lots of drama and arbcom cases. Drama that we did not have before

Re: [WikiEN-l] Linking Dates

2009-01-18 Thread Skyring
On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Delirium delir...@hackish.org wrote: Skyring wrote: There's very little debate on which date format should be used for articles on U.S. or UK subjects, but for articles on (say) France or Brazil, there is a push to use U.S. date format, despite both of those

Re: [WikiEN-l] Linking Dates

2009-01-17 Thread Skyring
On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 11:16 AM, Delirium delir...@hackish.org wrote: Delirium wrote: ... strongly discourage edits that change one to another, unless the article's strongly associated with a specific English-speaking country where one dialect predominates. I'm puzzled here. Why is it only