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

From:Arnt Richard Johansen <arj@...>
Date:Friday, May 4, 2007, 19:33
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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