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Line 42: − + − The sentence "It may be considered a doughnut, although it lacks a hole" should be removed, since the ''definition'' of a doughnut is:+ − − :Article is not protected now. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 10:06, 12 April 2007 (EDT)
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::Was the article created because someone genuinely thought we needed an article on German pastry, or was it a "coatrack article" whose only purpose was to bring in the Kennedy story? [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 09:56, 12 April 2007 (EDT)
::Was the article created because someone genuinely thought we needed an article on German pastry, or was it a "coatrack article" whose only purpose was to bring in the Kennedy story? [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 09:56, 12 April 2007 (EDT)
== Propose edit to protected article ==
== Removed "may be considered a donut"==
I removed the sentence "It may be considered a doughnut, although it lacks a hole," since the ''definition'' of a doughnut is:
:"A small ring-shaped cake made of rich, light dough that is fried in deep fat." [http://www.bartleby.com/61/2/D0360200.html AHD]
:"A small ring-shaped cake made of rich, light dough that is fried in deep fat." [http://www.bartleby.com/61/2/D0360200.html AHD]
:"a small usually ring-shaped cake fried in fat" [http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/doughnut]
:"a small usually ring-shaped cake fried in fat" [http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/doughnut]
It may be ''considered'' a donut, I suppose, but that's vacuously true. There is nothing to stop anyone from ''considering'' it to be a Sachertorte, a bagel, or a smoked kipper. Who "considers" it a donut? It reminds me of the old saw about "how many legs would a dog have if you call the tail a leg?" Answer: four, because calling the tail a leg doesn't make it one. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 10:03, 12 April 2007 (EDT)
It may be ''considered'' a donut, I suppose, but that's vacuously true. There is nothing to stop anyone from ''considering'' it to be a Sachertorte, a bagel, or a smoked kipper. Who "considers" it a donut? It reminds me of the old saw about "how many legs would a dog have if you call the tail a leg?" Answer: four, because calling the tail a leg doesn't make it one. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 10:03, 12 April 2007 (EDT)