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   sanjian to Eric Schwartz   
   Re: Unfinished shows...   
   14 Aug 07 21:11:22   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.anime.misc   
   From: mungkb@vt.edu   
      
   Eric Schwartz wrote:   
   > "sanjian"  writes:   
   >> Eric Schwartz wrote:   
   >>> "sanjian"  writes:   
   >>>> Given that "wiki" means "wikipedia" in the vast, vast majority of   
   >>>> the times it is used, in general disucssion, I would say there's no   
   >>>> ambiguity.   
   >>> Not in the vast, vast majority of the times I see it used.  Of   
   >>> course,   
   >>> at work, we have three or four wikis we update on a daily basis.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Most people don't work with you.   
   >   
   > You'll recall this all started with, and I quote, a "pet peeve".  In   
   > other words, it's a peeve.  It's not the biggest most nastieset thing   
   > in the world I can't handle it if anybody ever says "Wiki" to mean   
   > "Wikipedia" or I'll just *S*C*R*E*A*M*.  It's just a peeve.  And yes,   
   > I'm right, and no, it's honestly not that important, and nor was it   
   > ever.   
      
   Hold on.  Let me wiki "peeve."   
      
   (wikipeevia?)   
      
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