[WikiEN-l] A new and ugly trend

[The Cunctator]

On 6/29/07, James Farrar <james.farrar at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 30/06/07, Todd Allen <toddmallen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > "Seems like a minor stylistic preference. Some have {{who}} determined
> > that a blanket ban on any unsourced statements with weasel words, such
> > as the following, will have far greater impact:"
> >
> > Really though, I think the {{who}} in midsentence does help to
> > illustrate exactly where the problem/weasel words are. Most of the time,
> > "some argue", "others think" and the like with no sources or attribution
> > are a thin cover for a personal editorial.
>
> Which is, as I understand it, the reason that [[WP:AWW]] exists in the
> first place.

Just edit the freaking sentences, already. I do adore the irony that
Allen's sentence in support of the {{who}} tag used the "some have
determined" construct.