http://www.onelook.com/?w=encomium "a formal expression of praise"
http://www.onelook.com/?w=hagiography "a biography that idealizes or
idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)"
http://www.onelook.com/?w=saccharine "overly sweet"
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 4:19 AM, Gerard Meijssen
<gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hoi,
What is:
* encomium
* hagiographical
* saccharine sentiment
PS You lost me.
Thanks,
GerardM
2009/3/3 Jussi-Ville Heiskanen <cimonavaro(a)gmail.com>
>
> While I find it impossible to disagree with your characterization
> of the current situation in any depth, and for sentimental reasons
> don't wish to engage teh view expressed by Jimmy Wales above
> your reply; I am bound to note that this state of affairs does
> present a certain historical irony, in that "Criticism and controversy"
> sections did not originate as a way of "starting" a biasing against
> a person whom the article was about, but as a way of keeping the
> main body of the biographical wholly hagiographical, and all the
> seamy sides being able to be rebutted in the "controversy" section,
> with none of the encomiums and even the worst saccharine
> sentiments in the hagiographical portion challenged at all
> by even the gentlest critical glance. "Yes, we won't be removing
> that sourced information, just moving it out of the way of the main
> flow of our sweet article about this wonderful person."