[WikiEN-l] Manual Of Style

[Steve Bennett]

Oops, your question wasn't rhetorical?  :-) I haven't consulted it in
years, but nor have I ever really used it to beat people over the head with.

Steve
On Apr 1, 2012 5:44 PM, "David Gerard" <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 1 April 2012 01:11, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 5:23 AM, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> When was the last time you looked at the Wikipedia Manual of Style for
> >> use in your own writing? And not to tell someone else they were wrong
> >> about something.
>
> > What's wrong with that? That's how most rulebooks work - people
> > internalise the rules, and only consult the written form when two
> > people's understanding of the rule differs.
>
>
> So what's your answer to the question?
>
>
> - d.
>
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