[Foundation-l] Accuracy required

Tue Dec 7 21:44:55 UTC 2010

(For example if a person says "I was contacted by *an admin*" the reader is
not being told it is a specific admin. The users has not said "by the same
admin as before" or any other indication which one. "I am employed by *an
academy*" does not necessarily mean the one academy I live near or worked
with in the past.)

FT2

On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 1:34 PM, FT2 <ft2.wiki at gmail.com> wrote:

> When a person says "by an arbcom" it implies by one of several arbcoms that
> exist. The word "an" (um/uma) suggests one of several/many.
>
> Perhaps more accurately "by the Portuguese Wikipedia Arbcom"?
>
> The term "for what it's worth" (or "as an aside") in English implies
> information provided that may or may not be useful to the reader but is
> given because it is possibly helpful.
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> FT2
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> On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Virgilio A. P. Machado <vam at fct.unl.pt>wrote:
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>> Let's see if perfect practice makes perfect.
>>
>> The quoted tag line, "The only Wikipedian that has been dealt with by
>> an arbcom by his real name, NOT his user name!" has been questioned
>> has "extremely inaccurate."
>>
>> It was used right below a name and user name: "Virgilio A. P. Machado
>> (Vapamachado)"
>>
>> Since the arbcom wiki was omitted, it was assumed that it would be
>> understood that it referred to the user's "home wiki."
>>
>> What exactly is "extremely inaccurate" in the quoted text?
>>
>> If no clear explanation is provided by the author of that
>> qualification, he or she should be kind enough to withdraw the
>> comment and apologize.
>>
>> "for what it's worth" is an expression conveying bonhomie, helpful,
>> friendly, or is it a put down, sneer, scornful, snooty comment, more
>> akin to what is usually called here a "personal attack"?
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Virgilio A. P. Machado
>> The one with only this tag line
>>
>>
>> At 18:10 07-12-2010, you wrote:
>> >On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Virgilio A. P. Machado <vam at fct.unl.pt
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> > > The only Wikipedian that has been dealt with by an arbcom by his real
>> > > name, NOT his user name!
>> > >
>> >
>> >This tag line is extremely inaccurate, for what it's worth.
>> >
>> >FT2.
>>
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