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Re:Scots language Wikipedia is edited primarily by someone w... by cool_dude85 on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @03:40PM (#24275182)
There were people calling him out in 2014 for not knowing Scots. He said that he's read articles written by actual speakers, and he can't tell the difference between those articles and his, so it's the same.

Whether this is willfully malicious, or stupid to the point of maliciousness seems like splitting hairs.

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Re:Scots language Wikipedia is edited primarily by someone w... by renewiltord on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @03:46PM (#24275260)
> Whether this is willfully malicious, or stupid to the point of maliciousness seems like splitting hairs.

Honestly, I feel differently about those two situations, especially since it affects the outcome. It looks like the Scots speakers who engaged with him have managed to work him into a fix. Good for them.

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