[Wikipedia-l] Racialisme

Fri Jan 31 17:15:15 UTC 2003

> Guillaume Blanchard wrote:
> > I said this word is not french, so we have to think about how to
> > handle this kind of case.
> > And what is the criteria that make a word that don't exist
> > officially can be add in an encyclopedie or not ?
> 
> The "culture" of English is very different from the "culture" of
> French in this regard.  What I mean is, the idea that a word doesn't
> exist "officially" is a very odd idea to English speakers.  Words
> exist when people use them and know what they mean.
> 
> I recommend using a variety of factors in determining whether or not a
> word is a "real word" for the purposes of the Encyclopedia.  Whether
> or not it is in a dictionary is certainly _one_ factor that's worth
> considering.  But common usage is also important, probably more
> important, isn't it?

I agree. It's why I finally wrote an article on Racialisme.

> --Jimbo