Come on guys, stop with that discussion. The first argument was already invalid.
-- Alvaro On 11-01-2009, at 0:40, "Gwern Branwen" <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA512 > > On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Ray Saintonge wrote: >> toddmallen wrote: >>> On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 12:14 PM, Philip Sandifer wrote: >>> >>>> On Jan 10, 2009, at 2:11 PM, toddmallen wrote: >>>> >>>>> He might also choose to blog about his dog. That doesn't mean we >>>>> should have an article on that either. >>>>> >>>> If his dog were an online game, i.e. his area of expertise, then >>>> yes, >>>> his blogging about it would mean that. Or at least, be a good >>>> sign of >>>> that. >>>> >>> Not really sure that holds water either. If it were an expert dog >>> trainer blogging about their dog, that still wouldn't really be a >>> reason for an article on that dog. >>> >>> Fact-checking and publication by someone other than oneself are >>> required for good reason. >>> >> Maybe the dog is acknowledged expert in beta testing video games >> designed for dogs. By limiting electronic transmissions to data that >> can be heard or seen we show our human bias in this medium. >> Transmission of olfactory sensations could revolutionize the way that >> dogs communicate on the internet. >> >> Ec > > The fundamental problem here is one of verifiability. Perhaps the dog > is really a dog, but how can we be sure? > > On the Internet, no one knows you're a dog. > > - -- > gwern > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEAREKAAYFAklpakEACgkQvpDo5Pfl1oKGLgCfetcl6kIHm1v6DU66ZVJJr98J > w5oAn3dCuWiNOKoVFlcSpmiHAJ/1/Q5b > =oB2/ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
