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Talk:Extraterrestrial life (view source)
Revision as of 14:30, January 3, 2008
, 14:30, January 3, 2008→I intend to delete the Definitions section...
:I included the definitions section for a highly specific reason: I wanted to make ''sure'' that everyone understood what I meant by the terms "extraterrestrial" and "life." The very concept of extraterrestrial life is highly controversial, and has been from the beginning. As such, it's flame bait. And one of the favorite tactics of the flame warrior is to change the definitions in the middle of an argument. The "Definitions" section exists to prevent this.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]]<sup>[[User talk:TerryH|Talk]]</sup> 17:54, 2 January 2008 (EST)
:I included the definitions section for a highly specific reason: I wanted to make ''sure'' that everyone understood what I meant by the terms "extraterrestrial" and "life." The very concept of extraterrestrial life is highly controversial, and has been from the beginning. As such, it's flame bait. And one of the favorite tactics of the flame warrior is to change the definitions in the middle of an argument. The "Definitions" section exists to prevent this.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]]<sup>[[User talk:TerryH|Talk]]</sup> 17:54, 2 January 2008 (EST)
:: That's two of the eight definitions. Could they be incorporated into the body of the text (rather than a "definitions" section) and the other six simply have in-text links to appropriate articles? [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 06:42, 3 January 2008 (EST)
:: That's two of the eight definitions. Could they be incorporated into the body of the text (rather than a "definitions" section) and the other six simply have in-text links to appropriate articles? [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 06:42, 3 January 2008 (EST)
:::Of the other six, only [[UFO]] has any expansion at all. I already noticed that "life" redirects to [[John Conway]]—an electronic game designer.
:::Now perhaps the word ''extraterrestrial'' already gets its definition from the lead sentence. But the other seven will need other articles explaining their meaning, and in such a way that the context will be unmistakable in this article. I suppose that's your challenge.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]]<sup>[[User talk:TerryH|Talk]]</sup> 09:30, 3 January 2008 (EST)