[WikiEN-l] Cruft

charles matthews charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com
Tue May 2 15:16:55 UTC 2006


"Joe Anderson" wrote

> Basically, I campaign for civility around the Wikipedia and by calling
> something -cruft I'm apparently uncivil.

That you are.

> Cruft is a term generally used on AfD - may it be fan or listcruft. It is
> used so much, I never even realised it could be looked upon as uncivil!

Well, your campaign has a long way to go.

> IMO, calling me a hypocrite is a lot more uncivil (if not even a breach of
> [[WP:NPA]]) than calling something listcruft.

It sounds timely, though. (Oh no, I'm about to type 'wake-up call', my 
second-most-hated cliche after 'defining moment.)

> I have no interest in making a big deal over this :D .

Thank God for that.  That would only be to call attention to yourself.

Charles 





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