Re: [WikiEN-l] The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon is now well-known because it's been on Wikipedia for so long

2014-03-28 Thread Richard Farmbrough
*). ? On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 7:02 PM, Richard Farmbrough rich...@farmbrough.co.uk wrote: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Most_missed_articles On 08/03/2014 09:20, David Gerard wrote: I recall finding a list somewhere of article titles that got lots of hits but didn't have articles, but don't

Re: [WikiEN-l] The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon is now well-known because it's been on Wikipedia for so long

2014-03-27 Thread Richard Farmbrough
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Most_missed_articles On 08/03/2014 09:20, David Gerard wrote: I recall finding a list somewhere of article titles that got lots of hits but didn't have articles, but don't recall where. I may be misremembering of course. - d.

[WikiEN-l] List admin

2012-12-24 Thread Richard Farmbrough
Can a list admin please investigate why I'm not receiving anything from this list? ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] List admin - in that case

2012-12-24 Thread Richard Farmbrough
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Re: [WikiEN-l] Manual Of Style

2012-03-31 Thread Richard Farmbrough
I probably consult it every couple of weeks. Usually to check some change hasn't been sneaked in, or for something that isn't covered. Or because someone has told me I'm wrong. It is a shame that it is such a battleground sometimes. But it's also a shame that the basics aren't obvious to

Re: [WikiEN-l] Spoiler wars revisited

2011-08-14 Thread Richard Farmbrough
However they will obviously enjoy the spoiler more, since the warning has spoiled it. On 12/08/2011 20:08, Ken Arromdee wrote: The major fallacy here is that spoiler warnings are not the opposite of spoilers. You can have a spoiler warning and a spoiler at the same time; people who see the

Re: [WikiEN-l] WikiLove Extension on Prototype

2011-06-26 Thread Richard Farmbrough
Carry on as before, then? On 25/06/2011 18:38, Fred Bauder wrote: Naw, let's trick em. Let's pretend to be friendly and appreciative for at least two years. Fred As long as we don't start giving newcomers a false sense of appreciation or accomplishment, which will end up hurting them more

Re: [WikiEN-l] image description pages for latex equations rendered as images

2011-06-24 Thread Richard Farmbrough
These images are created dynamically by the MediaWiki software. If you go into your preferences you can set the MathML to always be displayed as HTML. Alternatively you can use the edit page or the API. All AIUI. On 23/06/2011 22:13, priyank bagrecha wrote: Hi Do the latex equations

Re: [WikiEN-l] The expert problem, dissolved

2011-06-10 Thread Richard Farmbrough
On 06/06/2011 20:59, David Gerard wrote: On 6 June 2011 20:56, Fred Bauderfredb...@fairpoint.net wrote: And as usual, El Reg's coverage manages to be negative anyway. They are truly a lesson to all of us. From They completely miss the point, the average product a student creates ends up in

Re: [WikiEN-l] Wikipedia article on [[Santorum (neologism)]]

2011-05-26 Thread Richard Farmbrough
Fred Bauder wrote: The matter can be resolved by editing which conforms the article to Wikipedia policies. This is true, however it is also true the editing which conforms the article to WP policies might fail to resolve the matter. The revival of Gore Vidal's technique of some 50 years ago,

Re: [WikiEN-l] Wikipedia article on [[Santorum (neologism)]]

2011-05-26 Thread Richard Farmbrough
Presumably we are evaluating the arguments that are not /ad hominem /on their merits, rather than on the /ad hominem/ basis that their author elsewhere makes /ad hominem /attacks? RMF On 25/05/2011 22:38, David Gerard wrote: See, at this point you completely blew your credibility in this