[Wikia-l] Techs, I'd like a quick opinion on whether certain pre-processing whenediting is likel

[Randy Kramer]

On Friday 11 January 2008 02:20 pm, rsw154 at psu.edu wrote:
> Without getting into a postmodernist discussion of whether or not a 
universal
> standard can be defined in the first place, the citation you are looking for 
is
> _Chicago Manual of Style_ (13th ed.), sections 6.53 - 6.56:
>   "Abbreviations used with numerals should not be separated from the 
numerals"
>   "An enumerating letter or number . . . preferably should not be separated
> from the beginning of what follows it"
>   "Avoid breaking before a numeral adjective following a personal name"
> Etc.

Ryan,

Thanks!

Randy Kramer

> The central wikia brags about the enormous length of Special:Listusers, but
> actually the overwhelming majority of those people make three edits and then
> disappear.  That needs to stop.

Hmm, to me, that is part of the essence of wikiness--when I read something and 
see a (definite) error (or oversight), I can fix it.