User talk:Joelthesecond/Archives/2013/July

Hyphenating "fully realized"

WP:HYPHEN, sub-subsection 3, points 4 says "A hyphen is not used after a standard -ly adverb (a newly available home, a wholly owned subsidiary)". I pointed that out in the edit summary, but you did not bother to read that part of the Manual of Style. Please do so now, so you can avoid reverting corrections to Wikipedia articles. Chris the speller ^yack 03:32, 13 July 2013 (UTC)

Oh, come now. Of course I read it. How do you make the assumption that I did not? There are too many possibilities for you to say that I "didn't bother", except that you have knowledge that you couldn't have.

Rules are complicated, and subject to inquiry, dispute, and subsequent agreement. While "fully realized" and "fully-realized" may not mean the same thing to me, it would be my job to illuminate the difference. Or perhaps in trying, I would find that I was wrong. In either case, whether I err or convince, I expect something better than high mindedness.

Or is that "high-mindedness"?

And Chris, now that I review this, think a little here. I saw no suggestion from you, but checked out the stylistic preferences of Wikipedia knowing that there likely is such a thing and that you might be right. I did a search, found it, read the discussion, saw that you are indeed right but further considered that meaning of "fully realized" vs. "fully-realized". Did you alert me to the Wikipedia style page? No! At least not in my language. You did not say, "The Wikipedia style rules about hyphens..., etc., etc.", you said "Development of the D-274: per WP:HYPHEN, sub-subsection 3, points 3,4,5, replaced: fully- → fully using AWB)".

If you want people to contribute to this endeavor, please treat them with respect and not assume that they are lazy or uncaring, simply because they are not conversant with your enigmatic language.

Or did I miss your directive that was expressed in a more helpful manner?Joelthesecond (talk) 13:25, 13 July 2013 (UTC)

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