2009/6/27 stevertigo stvrtg@gmail.com:
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.comwrote:
2009/6/27 stevertigo stvrtg@gmail.com:
You could start a thread called "if it ain't broke don't fix it" and there we can debate whether the axiom applies to anything other than appliances.
That's not an axiom, it is a consequence of the definitions of "broke" and "fix".
Hm. So you are saying that "definitions have consequences?"
Yes. A logical argument generally starts by defining some terms and stating a few axioms and following logical implications from those.
Speaking of definitions: You also previously used the term "problem:" Every edit conflict is a "problem" and DR itself is almost the same as it was 5.7 years ago. You also used the term "current system:" It is my understanding that a "convention" is not a "system."
I'm guessing you don't mean "edit conflict" as in when two people edit the same page at the same time? You mean "edit *war*", yes? I don't see why an old system is necessarily a bad one and you haven't explained how your system would be better than the current one (which is far more than just conventions, we have very clear policy on DR).