From: David Levy <[email protected]>
> > The New York Times (recipient of more Pulitzer Prizes than any other > > news organization) uses "Stuff My Dad Says." So does the Los Angeles > > Times, which states that the subject's actual name is "unsuitable for > > a family publication." > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/books/review/InsideList-t.html > > http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/09/mydadsays-twitter.html > > > > You might dismiss those sources as the "popular press," but they're > > the most reputable ones available on the subject. Should we deem > > their censorship sacrosanct and adopt it as our own? > No. :) > Please elaborate. Why shouldn't we follow the example set by the most > reliable sources? I don't consider press sources the most reliable sources, or in general a good model to follow. Even among press sources, there are many (incl. Reuters) who call the Twitter feed by its proper name, "Shit my dad says". Scholars don't write f*ck when they mean fuck. As an educational resource, we should follow the best practices adopted by educational and scholarly sources. Best, Andreas _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
