I've placed Jay on moderation. On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 2:50 AM, Jay Litwyn <[email protected]> wrote: > "Thomas Dalton" <[email protected]> wrote in message > news:[email protected]... >> 2009/5/21 Jay Litwyn <[email protected]>: >>> "Eugene van der Pijll" <[email protected]> wrote in message >>> news:[email protected]... >>>> Jay Litwyn schreef: >>>>> Where did that donkey kick a man? >>>> >>>> Your point is unclear. If you think [[Politics and the English >>>> Language]] needs a better intro, take it to that talk page. >>> >>> If it were a standard essay, rather than an explanation of the difference >>> between active and passive voice, >>> then it would hav a point that was not trying to be cute in leading to a >>> tagline. I am disallowed from talk pages and e-mail. The admin who >>> started >>> the process against me egzajerated his claims against me, did not finish >>> the >>> process or contribute to my claims against him, and he did indicate >>> frustration with my communications, so I desisted communication with him. >>> >>> All I might do is link point four to the wikipedia guideline on active >>> voice. The definition of <a >>> href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_passive_voice";> passive >>> voice</a> >>> needs work. I see no way to make the declaration of independence into >>> active >>> voice, and that was not done in the article, either, so I do not think it >>> is >>> a good example. If it can be activated, then it should be done to show >>> the >>> antonym, active voice. If not, then someone should find a better example. >> >> I don't see how a discussion of the active and passive voice is within >> the scope of the mailing list. If you have problems with a block on >> the English Wikipedia and wish to complain about an admin and cannot >> contact anyone to help you then email ArbCom on >> [email protected] and they will review the case. > > This list is about the nature of wikipedia, and perhaps whether it should > hav style guidelines, which it does. I know "white cat", to begin with, > chafes at having such rules. I don't, so I am promoting one of them. I hope > you will understand that in the condition of my account, as it stands now, > regardless of how ArbCom will respond to my submission three months ago, > this is my sole avenue for suggesting changes, including any comments that > would fit better on talk pages. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l >
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