Wikipedia talk:Reference desk/Language/FAQs

looking for another word for late payment fee, and not service charge fee...any ideas

Please post to Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language instead of creating a new talk subpage. Thank you. Daniel Šebesta (talk • contribs) 17:09, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Could/couldn't care less

User:Anonymous 57 recently made a couple edits that substantially (and apparently unilaterally) changed this section, changing the perspective from anti-"could care less" to pro-"could care less." I think his reasoning is pretty weak, and that the majority of people would disagree that "could care less" is sarcasm rather than a simple error. I am pretty sure this wasn't a bad faith edit, although his addition of "What is lost on many is that the phrase is intended sarcastically. Think of it as shorthand for "As if I could care less!" and all becomes clear, or at least, slightly less unclear (particularly to those with Asperger's Syndrome, who appear to be rife on Wikipedia—no insult intended)." makes me less certain. Either way, I think this was an inappropriate change to make without establishing concensus, and unless anyone has a reasonable objection I'm going to revert it. -Elmer Clark 00:14, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Here are the changes in question. -Elmer Clark 00:16, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

I've gone ahead and reverted it. Please discuss such substantial and potentially controversial changes here before making them. -Elmer Clark 17:00, 1 October 2006 (UTC)