On 06/11/2007, Marc Riddell <michaeldavid86(a)comcast.net> wrote:
David, 'because everybody does it' is not an
excuse to do something in the
Wikimedia Projects. Wikimedia must create its own distinct identity; and its
reputation and credibility will be a great part of that identity - and its
use of language a crucial part as well.
The language of social pages should not be the language of Wikimedia
policies.
No, I mean it's actually, functionally speaking, the first rule of all
social spaces on and offline.
- d.