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Does it annoy you when people say wikipedia instead of wiki

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  • #52
    MyKeyG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭MyKeyG


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    But interweb shortening is ok? :P
    Yeah that did make me look a bit of a tool alright:p

    More specifically though my issue is with how it sounds like the person is trying to sound cool or casual, it just sounds bleh. On the web it's common place it's almost expected.

    I DUNNO maybe I'm splittin hairs, WATCHA GONNA do BOUT it;)


  • #53
    Irish Guitarist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,736 ✭✭✭Irish Guitarist


    I hate it too. I also hate when people call this forum Boards instead of calling it Bo. Even worse is when people say Google instead of Goo. :mad:


  • #54
    stoneill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,609 ✭✭✭stoneill


    I had to Yahoo all those terms to see what the fúck you were all on about.


  • #55
    El Horseboxo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,341 ✭✭✭El Horseboxo


    I tend to pronounce it like wikapedia for some reason.


  • #56
    Cossax
    Registered Users Posts: 2,055 ✭✭✭Cossax


    Wikipedia for the site, I'd say 'wiki' if I mean it as a verb though.


  • #57
    take everything
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,807 ✭✭✭take everything


    How did this thread make it to 4 pages? :confused:


  • #58
    Seloth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,039 ✭✭✭Seloth


    take everything wrote: »
    How did this thread make it to 4 pages? :confused:

    I dont know either tbh :L.Quite a few people posted the how wiki is the architecture of the site..Jays lads I was only make a lil tid bit :pac:


  • #59
    FTGFOP
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,389 ✭✭✭FTGFOP


    Seloth wrote: »
    Jays lads I was only make a lil tid bit :pac:

    Once again, what?


  • #60
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,257 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    stoneill wrote: »
    I had to Yahoo all those terms to see what the fúck you were all on about.

    Don't you mean you had to Bing all those terms?


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  • #61
    Johro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭Johro


    later10 wrote: »
    My Polish colleague says "Vye-kipedia".

    That doesn't annoy me either.

    Personally, I always say wikipedia.
    They also shop at Leedl. But that is its name.


  • #62
    blackquarry
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭blackquarry


    Is there a small, quick guide to writing wikipedia articles? I have a ref book - "The Missing Manual" - but it is a bit too heavy!


  • #63
    Einhard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭Einhard


    Helix wrote: »

    what you are doing is akin to referring to boards.ie as http://www.

    Link is broken. :(


  • #64
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,550 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    wikipedia is a wiki it's a free content encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

    http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page on the other hand is the content-free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

    wookiepedia is a star wars wiki




    much of the information for open source software projects is done on wiki's
    if you want to run linux on an IBM thinkpad then head over to thinkwiki


    I've used internal wiki's for years , great for setting up technical notes that include links to devices on the network.


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