[WikiEN-l] New essay: WP:SAUCE

[FT2]

Surely what you mean is "Sauce for the goose is NOT sauce for the
gander"...?

FT2

On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 5:56 AM, FT2 <ft2.wiki at gmail.com> wrote:

> Unsure this is helpful. At one level it's the same idea as "pot meet
> kettle", but such essays have the potential to be used as modes of attack
> (eg, ignoring valid points in the argument, in favor of an argument over
> hypocrisy).
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> Take a look at [[WP:KETTLE]] for an essay which makes the same point, but
> in a way that nudges both sides to de-escalate and tells both "this is
> lame". Its an aspect worth considering. Sauce for the goose is going to
> imply much more, "they do it so I can too", which isn't a good thing to
> suggest.
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> FT2
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> On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 4:01 AM, Daniel R. Tobias <dan at tobias.name> wrote:
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>> By popular demand, I've finally created an essay that's sometimes
>> been referenced in discussion even though it has, until now, not
>> existed.
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>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SAUCE
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>> WP:SAUCE  or
>> Wikipedia:Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
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>> But is it a *reliable* sauce?
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