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Somebody should re-write this. The language slant in it is quite inappropriate, especially considering what it's about. I'm going to take the initiative to show this to the OMA as well as the Dean of Student Affairs, and hopefully get it rewritten.
 
Somebody should re-write this. The language slant in it is quite inappropriate, especially considering what it's about. I'm going to take the initiative to show this to the OMA as well as the Dean of Student Affairs, and hopefully get it rewritten.
 
*Ok.  Let us know what happens.  In the meantime, I would like to stress that this is a wiki, which means that if you actually possessed some initiative ''you'' could rewrite it yourself. [[User:Nateoxford|Nateoxford]] 02:20, 12 November 2009 (EST)
 
*Ok.  Let us know what happens.  In the meantime, I would like to stress that this is a wiki, which means that if you actually possessed some initiative ''you'' could rewrite it yourself. [[User:Nateoxford|Nateoxford]] 02:20, 12 November 2009 (EST)
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*Hello, and thank you for your feedback. I'd like to stress that the tone of Wikicu is deliberately tongue-in-cheek. To offset our cheekiness, we try to cite as much as possible to the historical record. Unfortunately [[Spectator]] keeps changing its servers which breaks the links, but any contributor (like yourself) can update broken links. I'd also like to add that this, like many articles on wikicu, are an attempt at preserving a moment in some form so that it isn't forotten, which brings me back again to our attempts at putting in links to additional sources. Also, what do you mean by "get it rewritten"? As nateoxford points out, you're welcome to contribute to wikicu. Additional perspectives are always welcome. [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 15:51, 12 November 2009 (EST)

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Somebody should re-write this. The language slant in it is quite inappropriate, especially considering what it's about. I'm going to take the initiative to show this to the OMA as well as the Dean of Student Affairs, and hopefully get it rewritten.

  • Ok. Let us know what happens. In the meantime, I would like to stress that this is a wiki, which means that if you actually possessed some initiative you could rewrite it yourself. Nateoxford 02:20, 12 November 2009 (EST)
  • Hello, and thank you for your feedback. I'd like to stress that the tone of Wikicu is deliberately tongue-in-cheek. To offset our cheekiness, we try to cite as much as possible to the historical record. Unfortunately Spectator keeps changing its servers which breaks the links, but any contributor (like yourself) can update broken links. I'd also like to add that this, like many articles on wikicu, are an attempt at preserving a moment in some form so that it isn't forotten, which brings me back again to our attempts at putting in links to additional sources. Also, what do you mean by "get it rewritten"? As nateoxford points out, you're welcome to contribute to wikicu. Additional perspectives are always welcome. Absentminded 15:51, 12 November 2009 (EST)