Talk:Bad and Wrong

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Is this supposed to be a term primarily used among computer science types, rather than the general population? If so, it needs to say so. The only indications are the category and the reference to the Jargon File, and the latter is comprehensible only to those familiar enough with computer culture to know what the Jargon File is. People unfamiliar with computer culture are not idiots and ignoramuses; (obviously!) many of them are far more literate and intelligent than most of those who are familiar with it. Michael Hardy 02:22, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Information about specialized terminology and slang has its place in Wikipedia. If someone is not familar with what the Jargon File is, they can just click on the link and read about it. I don't see how this is inaccurate so I am removing the accuracy tag. Feel free to edit the page if you feel it could be made better.

Your reply is B&R. The universe of discourse from which the term comes should be identified up front. It might be engineering or philosophy or crossing-guard terminology.


[edit] Durham

For the record: "Durham" in the article does indeed refer to Durham University, and not to Research Triangle Park as I'd initially suspected. Online versions of the Jargon File give the etymology as "Durham, U.K."[1][2] Just in case anyone else wonders the same thing. --Quuxplusone 18:09, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

The term was in general use a lot earlier than that:

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.pagan/browse_thread/thread/36dd29f742c4c566/c928a09f9135f40c?hl=en&lnk=st&q=%22bad+and+wrong%22#c928a09f9135f40c —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.215.169.24 (talk) 16:30, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

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