[Wikipedia-l] correction of errors in articles

[Walter van Kalken]

Sabine Cretella wrote:

> This is a general question - did I mention your name?
>
> And as I said before: I am not going to discuss things again - I am 
> already in contact with some Palttdüütsch authors that publish 
> liteature and articles in low saxon. There are more than just some 
> writings.

You are going the Node way now? Everytime someone discusses something 
with him he comes up with these mysterious off-wiki "experts" who he 
quotes. I really would like it if you could solve it with the people who 
are on-wiki if there is a problem. They are the people you work together 
with. They ARE the community within wikimedia. Not some outsiders who 
feel having to comment but not work together is a great thing to do.

And yes you DO need to discuss things things with fellow wikimedians. 
They are the ones you work with, not some John Doe's

> Who is taking things from private to public is not me. On nds you can 
> do whatever you want as long as the community supports you. You can 
> use Werner's list as long as it is according to GFDL and he is 
> mentioned as the author. I am going down to the basis as I don't like 
> to go ahead by "xyz told me".

You are telling him that also. XYZ told me .....

>
>
> I am going ahead with universities, writers and the institute for 
> lower saxon language I suppose this should be fine when it comes to 
> credibility - and this is what you are trying to destroy - and I 
> really don't like that.

He is not destroying anything. These outsiders are welcome to discuss 
this themselves. I always hate discussion by proxy. and when people come 
up with all kinds of mysterious friends to which others have to bow 
because of their "alleged" expertise.

> On the one word you told me by e-mail that was a hundred percent error 
> turned out to be used 186 times on the internet (I have a screenshot 
> of google if you don't believe it) and I found the writer who used it 
> in her texts - she's a reporter for a newspaper in North Germany and 
> has been writing articles in Pattdüütsch vor over 13 years for them 
> now. I also contacted her to ask her how to categorise her writings.

Another mysterious supporting source.

> So: anything is out of discussion here. I am not going let me impose 
> things by anyone, I prefer research and adapt the contents we have to 
> that..

And Heiko is not going to let you impose things upon him. Editwar anyone?

> Remeber: it is not a nice thing to take things to public only since 
> you presume I was talking about you - 

It is not a nice thing to ask community help and only paint half of the 
picture, if you take things public name him/her so they got a chance to 
present their side of the argument. It has been done to me a couple of 
times by another wiktionarian and close friend of yours.

> I did not once mention your name and what I had/still have is a 
> general question - it does not happen the first time that people know 
> how to improve things, but just complain about others not doing as the 
> writer supposes - and talking about wikis: this is not the way to go 
> and that's it. It is a very general question. If you need proofs for 
> that: they are there in the histories.

If someone contents something you should listen to them and go in a 
discussion. Not just boldly go on and add the stuff elsewhere!

Ciao,
Waerth/Walter