(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.w...@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. > > > FT2 > > > > On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Virgilio A. P. Machado <v...@fct.unl.pt>wrote: > >> 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 <v...@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. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> foundation-l mailing list >> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l