Re: References to this mailing-list in the Real World

On Fri, May 04, 2007 at 06:34:42PM +0200, Henrik Theiling wrote:
> Hi!
>
> taliesin the storyteller writes:
> > Have this list been mentioned in (non-self-published) scientific
> > papers, news media, essays or similar? Preferably on paper but I
> > guess "proper" online venues is good too (eg. online-only
> > publications). The reason I ask is:
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/CONLANG
>
> !!  This makes me quite angry!  And it does not help to overcome some
> prejudices I have against Wikipedia.
Before everyone rushes to Wikipedia to complain about the grave injustice, please read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:VfD
and especially:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Canvassing

Specifically, a large number of users who weigh in on a (un)deletion debate, who are not
regular Wikipedia editors and who "have an agenda", are unlikely to be taken
seriously by the Wikipedia consensus.

There does seem to be a bias against artlangs on Wikipedia. This is probably caused
in part by a number of cases in which hapless conlangers have tried to publish
their own langs on Wikipedia *first*, often with poor documentation. Hence, it
is easy to believe that *all* articles about artlangs are about self-promotion.

--
Arnt Richard Johansen                                http://arj.nvg.org/
The problem is, witchcraft is not fantasy; it is a sinful reality in
our world.                                        --christiananswers.net

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