http://www.onelook.com/?w=encomium "a formal expression of praise" http://www.onelook.com/?w=hagiography "a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)" http://www.onelook.com/?w=saccharine "overly sweet"
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 4:19 AM, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijs...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hoi, > What is: > * encomium > * hagiographical > * saccharine sentiment > > PS You lost me. > Thanks, > GerardM > > 2009/3/3 Jussi-Ville Heiskanen <cimonav...@gmail.com> > >> >> While I find it impossible to disagree with your characterization >> of the current situation in any depth, and for sentimental reasons >> don't wish to engage teh view expressed by Jimmy Wales above >> your reply; I am bound to note that this state of affairs does >> present a certain historical irony, in that "Criticism and controversy" >> sections did not originate as a way of "starting" a biasing against >> a person whom the article was about, but as a way of keeping the >> main body of the biographical wholly hagiographical, and all the >> seamy sides being able to be rebutted in the "controversy" section, >> with none of the encomiums and even the worst saccharine >> sentiments in the hagiographical portion challenged at all >> by even the gentlest critical glance. "Yes, we won't be removing >> that sourced information, just moving it out of the way of the main >> flow of our sweet article about this wonderful person." _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l