From: "Steve Bennett" I have to say I agree with Bobblewik's reasoning here
Thank you.
However: Bobblewik is acting like a troll.
Wikipedia says "a troll is a person who posts rude or offensive messages on the Internet, such as on online discussion forums, to disrupt discussion or to upset its participants." I am confused as to why you think that applies to me.
The interesting concept of a date threshold (e.g. between 1600 and 1900) has been mentioned before but is currently totally absent." If, as you acknowledge, there is a general desire for older years to be linked, and newer ones not to be, then you should respect that.
You misunderstand what I wrote. I did not acknowledge a "general desire for older years to be linked". I merely told one editor that his/her suggestion had been made before.
Editors that agree with the MoS should be permitted to act on it. Editors that disagree with it should be encouraged to get it changed. It is bizarre to have MoS guidance that cannot be implemented because some admins disagree with it and block editors rather than obtain new MoS wording.
On 2/9/06, bobble wik bobblewik@mail.com wrote:
Wikipedia says "a troll is a person who posts rude or offensive messages on the Internet, such as on online discussion forums, to disrupt discussion or to upset its participants." I am confused as to why you think that applies to me.
That definition seems a little narrow to me. Anyway.
Editors that agree with the MoS should be permitted to act on it.
Sure, until people tell them to stop.
Editors that disagree with it should be encouraged to get it changed.
In an ideal world. The MoS is a guideline, not a policy.
It is bizarre to have MoS guidance that cannot be implemented because
some admins disagree with it and block editors rather than obtain new MoS wording.
No, it's a wiki.
Steve
On 2/9/06, bobble wik bobblewik@mail.com wrote:
It is bizarre to have MoS guidance that cannot be implemented because some admins disagree with it and block editors rather than obtain new MoS wording.
If you've been blocked for making a nuisance of yourself, the fact that what you did is written down in a manual somewhere doesn't excuse your behavior.
Style is a matter of personal taste. Unfortunatly I've seen at least one sysop also making a nuisance of himself on such matters, provoking and alienating editors who were doing good work, simply because they didn't dot their i's or cross their t's in a manner that he agreed with. This is not the way to foster a productive editing environment. Nobody is obliged to change the manual of style; you must instead modify the way that you interact with other editors.