# No true Scotsman on Wiki

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-true-scotsman-on-wiki/602021>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 6, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-true-scotsman-on-wiki/602021 "2011-11-06T02:33:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-true-scotsman-on-wiki/602021/41 "2011-11-08T05:00:04Z")

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> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#):
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> Well, it doesn’t hurt _me_ to try to be clear, anyway. I can’t speak for the rest of you. 😉

Thank you, **Skald**. That summarizes my feelings on the thread.

I always prefer clarity over ambiguous phrasing, but fighting that battle makes me feel like Sisyphus – especially when people are doing it on purpose.

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**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-true-scotsman-on-wiki/602021/42 "2011-11-08T19:16:07Z")

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No true internet user had a problem understanding what you meant by Wiki. 😉

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