Short answer: No.
Long answer:The point of not naming names is that you don't name
names. Some people may feel they are the target even if they are not,
but it saves face for the real target and for the original person as
there is no specific accusation directed at a specific person.
If you were to ask an expert on Western social customs, you'd find
that it's often -- if not usually -- considered more polite to accuse
one single person in very general terms, so that they know you're
talking about them but nobody else does, than to give your criticisms
to a specific person in front of the whole crowd.
An example might be, speaking in front of a crowd, saying "Almost all
of you did a terrific job. However, there are some people here in whom
I am disappointed. You know who you are" is better than saying
"Everybody did well except John Doe, Jane Smith, and Tom Buck, in all
of whom I am extremely disappointed".
Mark
On 12/06/05, Jimmy Wales <jwales(a)wikia.com> wrote:
Mark Williamson wrote:
No, it wasn't directed at you and Susning.nu,
it doesn't match because
as you said Susning has fewer articles than the Swedish Wikipedia, and
it doesn't share any articles.
I would like to say that I share Lars distaste for you making criticisms
that might be about any number of people in such a backhanded way. If
you want to criticize someone please just say the name so we can know
what you're talking about.
--Jimbo
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