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:Right, so if you have an issue with the definition of [[time horizon]] here, as you raised in [[talk:time horizon]], you must take it to [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/time_horizon] - where a lot more people can and should argue with you over it - and only when you are satisfied that *that* definition is correct, should you fix the much shorter one here. This is a bit of a pain but it drastically reduces the risk of our relying on any unchecked or nonstandard definition of terms that will matter a ''lot'' when we are doing this in 40 languages.... | :Right, so if you have an issue with the definition of [[time horizon]] here, as you raised in [[talk:time horizon]], you must take it to [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/time_horizon] - where a lot more people can and should argue with you over it - and only when you are satisfied that *that* definition is correct, should you fix the much shorter one here. This is a bit of a pain but it drastically reduces the risk of our relying on any unchecked or nonstandard definition of terms that will matter a ''lot'' when we are doing this in 40 languages.... | ||
What's with the old MediaWiki software? Is it for a particular reason or just not updated? Who'se in charge of admining the [[Simple English]] Wikipedia? | |||
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Seems reasonable. The English articles will make up the backbone of information to which all other language versions will be compared to so it is a sound policy to try to use language that can be understood bo as many people as possible Juxo
- Right, so if you have an issue with the definition of time horizon here, as you raised in talk:time horizon, you must take it to [1] - where a lot more people can and should argue with you over it - and only when you are satisfied that *that* definition is correct, should you fix the much shorter one here. This is a bit of a pain but it drastically reduces the risk of our relying on any unchecked or nonstandard definition of terms that will matter a lot when we are doing this in 40 languages....
What's with the old MediaWiki software? Is it for a particular reason or just not updated? Who'se in charge of admining the Simple English Wikipedia?