On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Steve Bennett <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 12:39 AM, Anthony <[email protected]> wrote: >> No, there isn't. And that's why Wiktionary can work. But articles >> about words don't belong in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedias talk about >> the concept behind the word, not the word itself. > > I think your "meh" example is perfect.
Good, me too. > Wiktionary: what does "meh" mean? > Wikipedia: why is "meh" even a word? > > In this example, the concept *is* the word, with its cultural history, > associations etc. Can you give an example of that in a traditional encyclopedia? And if the concept is the word, shouldn't the title of the article be [[the word "meh"]]? _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
