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December 10, 2010, 11:16:37 AM |
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December 11, 2010, 12:17:26 PM |
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ok, I've been trying to fix up this Wikipedia article since the writing in most places is very bad. Here's some tips for other editors:
- Do not put sources in the middle of sentences. They go on the end otherwise it makes reading very difficult and breaks up the flow. - Paragraphs should not be too thick, nor too thin. Too thick = wall of text. Too thin = jumpy interrupted reading. - Therefore, however, also <- useless fluff. Unencyclopedic 'filler' words - Some organisations (who?), ... Some (who?)... After an amount of time (when?)... A number of traders (which?)... Be highly specific and exact with your wording. Better to list the exact traders or exact number; five traders do X. - "and use the Bitcoin software to trade bitcoin money" <-- I think it's clear that Bitcoin is software and that it's trades money which are called bitcoins. Better would be "and use Bitcoin to trade." - OH WOW ZOMG LOOK IT HAS ALL THESE FEaTURES. don't do that either. state facts.
kk get cracking.
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December 11, 2010, 12:30:36 PM |
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- "and use the Bitcoin software to trade bitcoin money" <-- I think it's clear that Bitcoin is software and that it's trades money which are called bitcoins. Better would be "and use Bitcoin to trade." Just a minor correction, the name Bitcoin (or bitcoin) is used threefold and should be clearly stated: - There's Bitcoin the Protocol: the underlying communication agreements and mechanisms that are platform and software independent, well sort of, as soon as we get alternative clients.
- There's Bitcoin the Software implementation, what I like to call the main stream client, written by Satoshi and maintained by the community on this Forum
- There's bitcoins the actual currency unit managed by the clients in the network.
So before starting the wikipedia article I think we should be clear about what we are writing for. I'd say the network as such is more important than any single implementation, and we should write about Bitcoin the Software as a section in there, and not make it the main character in our narration.
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jgarzik
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December 11, 2010, 06:52:52 PM |
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Donated. The article looks a lot better than it used to; much less "bitcoin community self-promotion" which is good.
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Jeff Garzik, Bloq CEO, former bitcoin core dev team; opinions are my own. Visit bloq.com / metronome.io Donations / tip jar: 1BrufViLKnSWtuWGkryPsKsxonV2NQ7Tcj
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December 11, 2010, 07:17:06 PM |
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Should the term "blockchain" be explained before it's used, or replaced with "transaction history"?
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Stephen Gornick
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December 11, 2010, 08:00:53 PM |
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Do you write Euro or Euros?
Singular of course, it is just Bitcoin. But is the plural Bitcoin or Bitcoins?
I will send you five Bitcoin. I will send you five Bitcoins.
The total number of Bitcoins in circulation today is 4.85 million. The total number of Bitcoin in circulation today is 4.85 million.
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FatherMcGruder
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December 11, 2010, 09:08:00 PM |
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Do you write Euro or Euros?
Singular of course, it is just Bitcoin. But is the plural Bitcoin or Bitcoins?
I will send you five Bitcoin. I will send you five Bitcoins.
The total number of Bitcoins in circulation today is 4.85 million. The total number of Bitcoin in circulation today is 4.85 million.
http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2200.msg28928#msg28928There's a difference between Bitcoin and bitcoin.
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December 11, 2010, 09:50:14 PM |
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great work. Send you some coins. By the way, if you want to buy bitcoins via Euros, you can do it on MtGox (see add funds right on the bottom of the page)
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kiba
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December 11, 2010, 09:54:52 PM |
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By the way, if you want to buy bitcoins via Euros, you can do it on MtGox (see add funds right on the bottom of the page)
Which then get converted into USD?
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December 12, 2010, 02:38:47 PM |
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I am a Wikipedian myself, so I'll try to help a bit with this. One thing that you need to understand: notability is established by significant coverage of the subject in reliable secondary sources, per the general notablity guideline. The article's content is OK in general, so you'll have to focus on proving its notability.
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December 12, 2010, 03:32:05 PM |
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By the way, if you want to buy bitcoins via Euros, you can do it on MtGox (see add funds right on the bottom of the page)
Which then get converted into USD? yes, depending onthe exchange rate. You should ask mtgox directly about the details
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December 12, 2010, 10:41:26 PM |
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I am a Wikipedian myself, so I'll try to help a bit with this. One thing that you need to understand: notability is established by significant coverage of the subject in reliable secondary sources, per the general notablity guideline. The article's content is OK in general, so you'll have to focus on proving its notability. PCWorld isnt notable enough?
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davout
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December 12, 2010, 10:51:23 PM |
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French version of the article hasn't been removed and seems to have less sources
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kiba
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December 12, 2010, 10:55:04 PM |
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French version of the article hasn't been removed and seems to have less sources
Each wikipedia language community develop their own rules.
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December 12, 2010, 10:59:15 PM |
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French version of the article hasn't been removed and seems to have less sources
Tell me about it ! Maybe it just passed below their radar... PS. check out the history of the page and see who is the main author
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genjix
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December 13, 2010, 12:26:01 AM |
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By the way, if you want to buy bitcoins via Euros, you can do it on MtGox (see add funds right on the bottom of the page) Sadly I use GBP and eCardOne charges 8%, Liberty Reserve charges 2% and mtgox charges 1% = 11% lost. BTW Thanks so much for the donations! Very nice surprise to have gotten
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kiba
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December 13, 2010, 12:29:46 AM |
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Please link to page so we know what you're talking about.
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December 13, 2010, 01:23:55 AM |
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Indeed I see only "Pass" for each assessment. However, I guess only an administrator can put the page back. I guess they won't hurry.
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