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Judy Madnick
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Judy Madnick
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Dated: 11/17/2019 11:33:28 AM
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France International/Mike Shefler
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Daniel B Widdis
I usually say so to stave off the “where’s my def?” question when it changes, but I try to do so in a general way “combined with another def” without giving away whether it’s another player or the real one.
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Judy Madnick
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I usually say so to stave off the “where’s my def?” question when it changes, but I try to do so in a general way “combined with another def” without giving away whether it’s another player or the real one.
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Date: Sunday, November 17, 2019 at 8:31 AM
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So far no one has addressed my question:
Do I tell a submitter that I've combined his or her definition with another? If the definitions aren't exactly the same but too similar to separate them, how do I decide how to combine them? This is a new issue for me!
Judy
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Daniel B Widdis
If I’ve non-trivially changed someone’s def (usually by adding words to it in combination, or simplifying a lot) I’ll just say, “I’ve combined your def with another similar one.” Quick and to the point. They’d figure that much out when the defs were posted anyway, so it’s not like I’m telling them anything.
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Judy Madnick
Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Question
If I’ve non-trivially changed someone’s def (usually by adding words to it in combination, or simplifying a lot) I’ll just say, “I’ve combined your def with another similar one.” Quick and to the point. They’d figure that much out when the defs were posted anyway, so it’s not like I’m telling them anything.
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Date: Sunday, November 17, 2019 at 10:07 AM
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Dan,
So you actually say that two definitions were combined with/without indicating which definition is that combination? (That's two questions. LOL!)
Judy
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Hugo Kornelis
I would do as Dan says, tell them it's combined "with another def". Regardless of whether that other def is the dictionary or another player's.
And if the changes are such that they might not recogize it, I would include the wording of the combined def in my mail to the submitter(s).
So if you submitted "A foo that can also be used as a bar", I would tell you "Your definition has been combined with another definition; after combining it now reads 'A foo-bar'."
And to the submitter of "A bar that can also be used as a foo", I would send the same message (but as a separate mail, not a single mail to two recipients, since then they would know it was combined with another fake def).
Cheers,
Hugo
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Judy Madnick
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Dated: 11/17/2019 1:34:51 PM
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You don't, but then you risk a submitter asking "where's my def" on the list.
I would do as Dan says, tell them it's combined "with another def". Regardless of whether that other def is the dictionary or another player's.
And if the changes are such that they might not recogize it, I would include the wording of the combined def in my mail to the submitter(s).
So if you submitted "A foo that can also be used as a bar", I would tell you "Your definition has been combined with another definition; after combining it now reads 'A foo-bar'."
And to the submitter of "A bar that can also be used as a foo", I would send the same message (but as a separate mail, not a single mail to two recipients, since then they would know it was combined with another fake def).
Cheers,
Hugo
Sounds like I don't have to say anything at all if I prefer not to. :-)Judy