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== The 20 top baddest dogs in the world == |
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Pitbull rottweiler bulldog boxer great dane doberman staffosher bull terrier husky pug chihuahua jack russell grey hound English bull terrier shar pei bull mastiff labrador german shepherd saint bernard Alano espanol and argentine dogo. |
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the comparison picture
i believe we should not use a screenshot of wikipedia as a citation but as a noncitation. that would be okay on a wiki, but not on an encyclopedia or in mexico.
currently the picture is of wikipedia's "vitamin c" article. unless there are any valid philosophical disagreements, i will take the inwanted inferior liberty of changing it to something from another wiki on tuesday.
--Harlequence 14:19, 7 July 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Harlequence (talk • contribs)
GA Review
- This review is transcluded from Talk:Wiki/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Just a few things that need to be fixed before this is a GA:
- Fewer lists
- Could you specify which lists strike you as problematic? Vicenarian (T · C) 20:28, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
- Looks OK to me now. -- Beland (talk) 17:10, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
- Could you specify which lists strike you as problematic? Vicenarian (T · C) 20:28, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
- Fewer one-sentence paragraphs
- Again, which in particular strike you as problematic? Vicenarian (T · C) 20:28, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
- History doesn't mention Wikipedia. Maybe I am vain but I think this is important?
- History of wikis is the main article and includes detail about the history of Wikipedia. Wikipedia is also mentioned (and wikilinked) in the lead and "Communities" section of this article. Vicenarian (T · C) 20:28, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
- I agree; Wikipedia is probably the most important thing that has ever happened to wikis, other than their invention. I added a quick mention to that paragraph. -- Beland (talk) 15:50, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
- History of wikis is the main article and includes detail about the history of Wikipedia. Wikipedia is also mentioned (and wikilinked) in the lead and "Communities" section of this article. Vicenarian (T · C) 20:28, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Shii (tock) 16:38, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Please see my responses above. Thank you for your time! Vicenarian (T · C) 20:28, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
The "Characteristics" list could be written in non-list form. Ditto with "research communities". All one-sentence paragraphs are frowned upon unless necessary. Shii (tock) 03:46, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
I'm going to close this since there have been no further responses. Shii (tock) 23:28, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
- Alignment of the rows within the table, giving examples of MediaWiki syntax vs Equivalent HTML and it's Rendered output would give greater clarity — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.106.149.130 (talk) 07:31, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
Semi-protection?
Why is this article semi-protected? Whatever the reason, surly this insanely ironic fact is worthy of mention in the 'Trust and security' section as a prime example of the problems with wiki's (talk) 20:48, 21 July 2009 (UTC)neil
In Reference [4] of the entry for "Wiki," it is noted that "wiki" is Hawaiian for "fast." More to the point, "wiki" is Hawaiian for "quick." Actually, "wiki" is a borrowed word in Hawaiian. It is a Hawaiianized pronunciation of the English work "quick." Doubling a word in Hawaiian intensifies it; therefore, "nui" is "big," and "nuinui" is "huge," and "wiki" is "quick," and "wikiwiki" is "Quick! Quick!" or "very quickly!" Hleatherse (talk) 15:53, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Move
- The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.
- Result was not moved. I don't think it's a stretch to say this hasn't a SNOWBALL's chance. --Cybercobra (talk) 22:55, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
Wiki → Wiki website — Wiki only means fast in the hawaiian language, "wiki" is not mentioned in the dictionary. The word is thus unreferenced and website should be added to give it some meaning. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.182.165.108 (talk) 14:29, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
- Wiki has entered the English language by now.—greenrd (talk) 14:35, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
- Oppose. This is the common name for the topic. And, I hasten to point out, it is mentioned in the dictionary: [1]. Powers T 17:37, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
- Oppose. The word is not unreferenced – see the references section. What the word means in Hawaiian is irrelevant, since we're only interested in what it means in English. Also, as pointed out above, "wiki" is mentioned in the dictionary. Jafeluv (talk) 18:43, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
- Oppose Wiki in English refers exclusively to the website, and we already mention the Hawaiian word it's based on. --Cybercobra (talk) 20:07, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
- Oppose — WP:COMMONNAME
— V = I * R (talk) 22:10, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
Definition is recursive
The sentence that defines this term ("Wiki") defines it using by using itself. I'm not convinced this makes the article useful. Using a term to define itself has been identified as a "no-no" in each language and class where I've been a student, for -- a long time.
I intend to change it as soon as I find a defnition that is useful. The list of examples for describing "useful" 1) won't have "useful" in it, and 2) will allow it to be compared with, for example, "Content Management System". Kernel.package (talk) 17:26, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
- I don't see how it's recursive. It uses the term "wiki software", but then immediately goes on to say what that software allows people to do. --Cybercobra (talk) 18:07, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
- I can see how it could be read as ambiguous; it's not 100% clear whether a wiki is a subset of all sites running wiki software (namely, that subset that "allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked Web pages..."), or if that clause refers to all web sites running wiki software. It may be better to reverse the order of the clauses: "A wiki is a website that allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages, powered by wiki software." Powers T 13:36, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
Wiki
Some people call this wiki because it is quite to say wikipedia. Wikipedia is a website where you can find a lot of information and things from the past. To every person that goes to www.wikipedia.com, please do so every day of the week (except Saturday and Sunday of course.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.250.155.203 (talk) 09:32, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
Trustworthiness
I think the section on trustworthiness misses the point. The point it seems to make is "this should not work at all, but it kinda looks like it seems like it might, at least so far, so meh." Not exactly a ringing endorsement.
I would argue it will work, and it will be trustworthy, and that this type of system has been under test for about 4 billion years. Life evolved to the working examples that it is through random mutation and natural selection. Wikis evolve through (usually) non-random and intelligent mutation and (usually) intelligent selection based on facts. So it should not only work as well as evolution, it should work far better and far faster. Just like there are people who assume evolution will not work, there are people who will assume a Wiki will not work, and probably for the same reasons (well, other than religion) -- because it seems complicated an esoteric with so much seemingly left to freedom and chance, when in fact the wikis are constantly selected back to the facts. There may be some messiness and missteps along the way, but both systems will eventually arrive at working solutions.
I suppose, however, that at any given instant a wiki could have been vandalized and not fixed yet, so thus untrustworthy. Unlikely, but quite possible. So, perhaps the original section would be accurate, barring some technological solution. Like coloring any change that is less than 24 hours old, or not reviewed or something. Meh. Skintigh (talk) 15:12, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
Answer if you can
'I got stuck in a traffic jam and I do not remember the time. I saw her waiting too and thought- 'I just can't let her get away'. She was gone too soon but I got a picture of her. I have her picture in the closet and she drives me wild. When my mom asked me who is it, I didn't reveal whether she was black or white. But I did promise her I would keep the faith. The next time I see her, I know it would be dangerous to ask her, 'Will you be there for me?'I don't know if she will give in to me. She might just sigh and say, 'Why you wanna trip on me?' The paragraph is one phrase shy of a masterpiece of a legend.
What is it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.54.176.51 (talk) 10:07, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
The 20 top baddest dogs in the world
Pitbull rottweiler bulldog boxer great dane doberman staffosher bull terrier husky pug chihuahua jack russell grey hound English bull terrier shar pei bull mastiff labrador german shepherd saint bernard Alano espanol and argentine dogo.