On 10/10/06, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
On 10/10/06, Guettarda guettarda@gmail.com wrote:
Getting back to the original point, there's actually far more scope for sarcasm when you are forced to call someone "the honourable gentleman from foo". Sadly, they don't seem to utilise that opportunity as well as they might.
Ian
We do.Try reading the test templates sometime.
I have a feeling Ian was referring to the British House of Commons rather than Wikipedia...
In reply to the whole thread, the problem with banning sarcasm is that it would prevent a good proportion of British editors from editing at all. Sarcasm is not inherently impolite (though of course it *can* be) and is an absolutely crucial part of British humour and indeed regular speech.