On 17/05/06, Philip Welch wikipedia@philwelch.net wrote:
On May 16, 2006, at 6:20 PM, Prasad J wrote:
As a side note, I really do suspect that George Orwell was referring to the U.S when he wrote 1984!
He wasn't.
He was referring to Stalin, his work at the BBC during World War II, the British Empire, Nazi Germany, etc.
And the US didn't enter his mind at any point? Can't believe that, myself, although I'm not going to push the issue. WikiEN-l isn't the place for that sort of intellectual debate.
I'll echo the sentiments of the respondent, though. This is a mailing list about Wikipedia; regardless of how much of a tosser you personally think George Bush is, or how much you disagree with the US, the UK or any of those countries, *don't post it*; it's off-topic and, due to the geographical and political alignment of a lot of subscribers, could be considered mindless trolling.
Rob Church
Rob Church