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Re: Contextual Commisseration
Advert, cleverly disguised. I know, it doesn't read like an ad at all. At first I thought it was a poorly worded attempt at an article. Then I checked Google. Exactly two hits for "contextual commisseration" and both of them appear to be deliberately misleading links. Read the text of the article, look at the web hits. "Contextual commisseration" indeed. SWAdair | Talk 03:13, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)

  • Ok, several people are passing on this one so maybe I should explain. A translation of the article would read "If I just gave you a link, you might ignore it. If I make you search for it, you might click on it. I get you to agree to something you wouldn't normally do by changing the context it is presented in." This neologism only exists in the summaries for two misleading web links. Psych major with too much time on his hands? It is worth noting that the author's username is User:Ipsyche. SWAdair | Talk 04:07, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)
  • Comment: Unsure. This contribution is by a newbie with only a few edits, all of them yesterday. There have never been any external links, so it's not a website advert. I've left a welcome, and for the moment I'm going to assume good faith. Andrewa 06:59, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)
  • comment (1): contextual and commisserate were created yesterday by an anon, but are now redirects. Ianb 09:23, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)
  • comment (2): There is no such word as commisseration or comisserate. My old-fashioned Oxford English Dictionary does list commiseration, commiserate.Ianb 09:23, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)
  • Delete, with nice words to newbie. Dicdef. Ianb 09:23, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)
  • Delete. Noisy 12:41, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)
  • Delete: This is pretty idiosyncratic, if not private. I trust that people will be nice and encouraging to the newbie, but, without references and context of usage, there's no way. Geogre 14:51, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)
  • Delete strange and unverifiable dicdef. -- Cyrius|✎ 19:07, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)
  • Delete, patent nonsense. I have to agree that the Google hits on "contextual commiseration" (not "commisseration") are very strange indeed, but I cannot bring myself to believe that it is a disguised advertisement. I don't think that many people would try to Google on the term. Is all a puzzlement. Dpbsmith 23:58, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)
  • Masticate, and think about it.
Psyc here, and I must say.. interesting. I see wikipedia as a cooperative system on which we, as individuals, can act in unision for the evolution of our language. I see no justification for duplicating our crude language. I do see benefit in refinery. A refinement has, by its very definition, greater depth(more detail).
References can be made for anything. I seriously question humanity's obsession with looking to the past. If we don't look to an evolved future, what will prevent us from crashing?
You are quite correct in the observance of my naivette. What's wrong with a fresh face to the future(today & tomorrow's)? I'm adapting to Wiki usage, and am a bit impressed by the fact that we finally have a decent socialist stage.
Let the rusky flamings begin!
This system might benefit from relative, rather than absolute, posting mechanics. Continued development of Wiki is a nice thought, and nice action.
It's up to you during the determination of wikipedia, because that's the whole point of collaborative definition. Live well, flame gently, and bring your own beer. I may have breached protocol in this post; guess which is my dominant Myers-Briggs type?
  • Wikipedia is not a soapbox, for changing the language or otherwise. We also have a policy of no original research. And Jimbo, our founder and benevolent dictator, gets a good laugh out of people calling the project socialist. This is not the place to try to change the world, except by educating it. -- Cyrius|✎ 13:41, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)
  • Delete I concur with popular opinion. Swoosh with nothing but net!
    ..psyc, Isaac Psyche 17:21, 2004 Jul 26 (UTC)
  • Del. Sigh. --Jerzy(t) 16:23, 2004 Jul 29 (UTC)
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