[WikiEN-l] Categories for deletion/discussion issues

Mark Gallagher m.g.gallagher at student.canberra.edu.au
Fri Jul 21 08:29:05 UTC 2006


G'day OQ,

> On 20/07/06, SPUI <drspui at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>There are ten-lane surface roads and two-lane freeways. This is a
>>category of freeways - highways with full control of access and no cross
>>traffic. The bit about not all places using that term is not a problem,
>>as we have to choose a term, and no one has put forth an alternate term.
>>A Category:Elevators would include elevators where they are called lifts.
> 
> Why don't you just call it "Category:Highways with full control of
> access and no cross traffic"? It sounds less Americanocentric than
> "Freeways".

Assuming the word "Freeways" is exclusive to America is even more 
Americanocentric than not giving a damn whether it is nor not.

We foreigners have you coming and going on *this* one ;-)


(Personally, I don't object to [[Category:Freeways]] any more than I 
would [[Category:Elevators]])

-- 
Mark Gallagher
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- Danger Mouse




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