Re: [WikiEN-l] Wikipedia, the overly standarised Encyclopedia you wouldn't dare edit

2009-02-08 Thread Ian Woollard
On 08/02/2009, Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk wrote: 2009/2/8 White Cat wikipedia.kawaii.n...@gmail.com: Hard coded in the context of my message is when dates are typed out. Like January, 20 1956 rather than soft coded [[1956-01-20]]. Ideally all dates should always be soft coded and be

Re: [WikiEN-l] Flagged revisions in The Sunday Times

2009-02-08 Thread Giacomo M-Z
I am giving him the bio he so deserves http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_Hattersley please leap in fast if any of my famed spelling or grammatical errors occur! giano On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 12:36 AM, Alvaro García alva...@gmail.com wrote: Oh, I see. On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 21:31, Phil Nash

Re: [WikiEN-l] Flagged revisions in The Sunday Times

2009-02-08 Thread Andrew Gray
2009/2/7 Sam Blacketer sam.blacke...@googlemail.com: http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article5682896.ece Slightly confused article headed The wiki-snobs are taking over by Giles Hattersley. Misnames 'administrators' as 'arbitrators'. Towards the end the author

Re: [WikiEN-l] Flagged revisions in The Sunday Times

2009-02-08 Thread Alvaro García
Hehe great one. On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 12:20, Giacomo M-Z solebaci...@googlemail.comwrote: I am giving him the bio he so deserves http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_Hattersley please leap in fast if any of my famed spelling or grammatical errors occur! giano On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 12:36

Re: [WikiEN-l] Flagged revisions in The Sunday Times

2009-02-08 Thread Carcharoth
Please remember that the archives of this mailing list are available for anyone to read. Carcharoth On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Alvaro García alva...@gmail.com wrote: Hehe great one. On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 12:20, Giacomo M-Z solebaci...@googlemail.comwrote: I am giving him the bio he so

Re: [WikiEN-l] Flagged revisions in The Sunday Times

2009-02-08 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/2/8 Nathan nawr...@gmail.com: Article is dated today, and refers to a proposal Jimmy will be making tomorrow. Any idea on what this proposal will be? Revoking [[WP:CRYSTALBALL]]? ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To

Re: [WikiEN-l] Flagged revisions in The Sunday Times

2009-02-08 Thread Carcharoth
On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 9:29 PM, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/2/8 wjhon...@aol.com: I'm sick and tired of this back office wheeling and dealing. At our last meeting I am *certain* we had agreed to take over the island of Barbados. Now I hear this. I'm completely miffed.

Re: [WikiEN-l] Wikipedia, the overly standarised Encyclopedia you wouldn't dare edit

2009-02-08 Thread White Cat
Why do you want to force me to see US-style dates? Inches? Fahrenheits? Ounces? On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 3:23 PM, Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.ukwrote: 2009/2/8 White Cat wikipedia.kawaii.n...@gmail.com: Hard coded in the context of my message is when dates are typed out. Like January,

Re: [WikiEN-l] Wikipedia, the overly standarised Encyclopedia you wouldn't dare edit

2009-02-08 Thread White Cat
The logical course of action is letting the reader decide the style. Making it modifiable. When the rule was first drafted we did not even have the ISO conversion technology (aka [[1956-01-20]] style). Now we do. We should take advantage of it. - White Cat On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Ian

Re: [WikiEN-l] How to raise the tone of the wiki

2009-02-08 Thread Ian Woollard
On 08/02/2009, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: Suggestion posted to AC noticeboard: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard#How_to_raise_the_tone_of_the_wiki More input needed for the idea, general support, general revulsion, etc. I think sniffing

Re: [WikiEN-l] Wikipedia, the overly standarised Encyclopedia you wouldn't dare edit

2009-02-08 Thread K. Peachey
All White Cat is saying is that the wikipedia needs markup(s) to handle dates. And in fact, right now there are multiple markups available, including American-style ones. Thats not mark up, what your describing is style/layout. The markup would be the wikicode surronding it it. For example it

Re: [WikiEN-l] Wikipedia, the overly standarised Encyclopedia you wouldn't dare edit

2009-02-08 Thread Carcharoth
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 1:58 AM, K. Peachey p858sn...@yahoo.com.au wrote: All White Cat is saying is that the wikipedia needs markup(s) to handle dates. And in fact, right now there are multiple markups available, including American-style ones. Thats not mark up, what your describing is

Re: [WikiEN-l] Wikipedia, the overly standarised Encyclopedia you wouldn't dare edit

2009-02-08 Thread Skyring
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 12:58 PM, K. Peachey p858sn...@yahoo.com.au wrote: All White Cat is saying is that the wikipedia needs markup(s) to handle dates. And in fact, right now there are multiple markups available, including American-style ones. Thats not mark up, what your describing is

Re: [WikiEN-l] Wikipedia, the overly standarised Encyclopedia you wouldn't dare edit

2009-02-08 Thread Skyring
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 1:32 PM, K. Peachey p858sn...@yahoo.com.au wrote: What is frustrating is the demands from some chauvinists that American dates be used in non-American articles. France uses International format dates (14 July 1789), But were not all american so they shouldn't be used,

Re: [WikiEN-l] Flagged revisions in The Sunday Times

2009-02-08 Thread Daniel R. Tobias
On Sun, 8 Feb 2009 21:29:29 +, David Gerard wrote: Sorry, Bono has rights to islands in the Caribbean. Jimbo owns Florida (except Clearwater, which is owned by Scientology, and the Everglades, which are owned by Carl Hiaasen) and we have the Arbitration Committee yacht cruising between