05:3705:37, 16 July 2024diffhist−399
m
Aṣṭādhyāyī
remove "dubious" note based on obvious misunderstanding of what "dialect and register" means (obviously the language was spoken by a wider population, which is why it makes sense to talk of the register of the śiṣṭa / use them as examplars for ideal speech)current
04:2904:29, 10 June 2024diffhist−66
HAKMEM
remove tags — seems fine, primary reference in the article is Steele's foreword rather than the memo itselfcurrent
01:0001:00, 20 May 2024diffhist−2
m
John Birch Society
remove wikilink that links back to this page, and put the word in quotes as it may help make it clear that a term is being introduced here
14:3914:39, 1 May 2024diffhist−371
Aryabhata
removing hyper-specific birth date (Medium article is not a reliable source, and anyway seems to be a misunderstanding, like the joke about the museum attendant saying "73 million, four years, and six months old")Tag: Manual revert
21:0321:03, 23 April 2024diffhist−151
Parkinson's law
clean up further (the "inefficiency" is actually a third topic different from the first two, but also covered in the book)
14:3814:38, 3 March 2024diffhist−20
m
TeX
remove the "also called TeX90" — Knuth's never called it that AFAIK, seems to be an uncommon name used by some others
03:3103:31, 18 December 2023diffhist−118
Sri Raghava Yadhaveeyam
remove prod after improving sources — it has been published multiple times and gets two pages in one of the volumes of the very concise History of Indian Literature series, which makes it notable
05:3705:37, 16 July 2024diffhist−399
m
Aṣṭādhyāyī
remove "dubious" note based on obvious misunderstanding of what "dialect and register" means (obviously the language was spoken by a wider population, which is why it makes sense to talk of the register of the śiṣṭa / use them as examplars for ideal speech)current
04:2904:29, 10 June 2024diffhist−66
HAKMEM
remove tags — seems fine, primary reference in the article is Steele's foreword rather than the memo itselfcurrent
01:0001:00, 20 May 2024diffhist−2
m
John Birch Society
remove wikilink that links back to this page, and put the word in quotes as it may help make it clear that a term is being introduced here
14:3914:39, 1 May 2024diffhist−371
Aryabhata
removing hyper-specific birth date (Medium article is not a reliable source, and anyway seems to be a misunderstanding, like the joke about the museum attendant saying "73 million, four years, and six months old")Tag: Manual revert
21:0321:03, 23 April 2024diffhist−151
Parkinson's law
clean up further (the "inefficiency" is actually a third topic different from the first two, but also covered in the book)
14:3814:38, 3 March 2024diffhist−20
m
TeX
remove the "also called TeX90" — Knuth's never called it that AFAIK, seems to be an uncommon name used by some others
03:3103:31, 18 December 2023diffhist−118
Sri Raghava Yadhaveeyam
remove prod after improving sources — it has been published multiple times and gets two pages in one of the volumes of the very concise History of Indian Literature series, which makes it notable