[Wikipedia-l] spanish wikipedia

[Kurt Jansson]

> Hum Kurt, I have no idea what "Wp-habitus" means.

Wikipedia habitus. I don't know if habitus is a common word in English,
maybe "habit" would also fit in here?


> But I would strongly suggest not to use the word indoctrination.

It wasn't meant seriously. Maybe I should have written "brainwashed" to
make that clearer :-)


> First because, it smells Stalinism, Goulag and little red book (but
maybe it
> doesnot smell that way in english ?)

I don't know, but I know that it's possible to use it in German with
tongue-in-cheek. But I'll try to remember not to use it again in
English.


>> But how strict are
>> the non-English Wikipedias on issues such as "Wikipedia is not a
>> dictionary" (not a gazetteer, not a product catalog, not a consumer
>> report, etc.)?
>
>Some of us support it is also a dictionary... :-)

It's the same in the German Wp, and I think that's okay.


> When you are a small number, the effect of somebody speaking loudly to
> challenge these "ideals" gets a lot of power, far too much power on
others.

Yes, that's the problem. The first month of a new Wikipedia are the most
vulnerable, I guess.

Kurt