On 10/10/06, geni <geniice(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 10/10/06, Guettarda <guettarda(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Getting back to the original point, there's
actually far more scope for
sarcasm when you are forced to call someone "the honourable gentleman from
foo". Sadly, they don't seem to utilise that opportunity as well as they
might.
Ian
We do.Try reading the test templates sometime.
I have a feeling Ian was referring to the British House of Commons
rather than Wikipedia...
In reply to the whole thread, the problem with banning sarcasm is that
it would prevent a good proportion of British editors from editing at
all. Sarcasm is not inherently impolite (though of course it *can*
be) and is an absolutely crucial part of British humour and indeed
regular speech.
--
Sam