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Re:Wikipedians are rebelling against “unethical” Wikipedia f... by cxr on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @07:41PM (#33617367)
> Please demonstrate any false equivalence that I employed and demonstrate how my reasoning is flawed in claiming equivalence.

For all the reasons that I just said. If you dispute that, then any response by me (or anyone else) is already guaranteed to be futile.

> Burger King is not a burger

Gee, it's almost as if I already said that.

> Taco Shack is not a shack

Bizarre claim, and a clear example of the futility involved here.

Re:Wikipedians are rebelling against “unethical” Wikipedia f... by Maursault on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @08:09PM (#33617571)
> For all the reasons that I just said. If you dispute that, then any response by me (or anyone else) is already guaranteed to be futile.

Your accusation was vague and your reply here equally unsupportive. You may claim anything you like, but if your claim is unsupported then it is unconvincing.

Re:Wikipedians are rebelling against “unethical” Wikipedia f... by cxr on Friday November 25, 2022 @07:40AM (#33741840)
Taco Shack is not a taco. It certainly is a shack, however. To claim with a straight face, then, that, "Taco Shack is not a shack"* (as you did here) is possibly one of the dumbest arguments I've seen someone make on HN, ever.

Likewise, your defense that omitting articles is fine is what's truly "unconvincing". To say, "I took a bus here" is acceptable. To say, "I took the bus here" would also be acceptable. Saying, "I took bus here", however, is definitely not a reasonable way to construct a sentence, despite your ("unsupported") claims otherwise. At best, it's a forgivable mistake that you might encounter from a non-native speaker, but in no way is it standard English. To argue otherwise (again, as you have done here) is bonkers.

* I suppose if we were operating under the rules that you insist exist, this could have been worded as "Taco Shack is not taco"—why is it that you didn't, then?