Talk:Speculative Grammarian

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I saw the request for an article on Speculative Grammarian (Wikipedia:Requested_articles/Social_Sciences_and_Philosophy#Linguistics), and decided to give it a try. I've taken ideas for the basic layout and content from the articles on the Annals of Improbable Research and the Journal of Irreproducible Results.

I plan to scan the cover of an issue I have (similar to that in the AIR article) and add that to the Journal Infobox.

I considered adding two or three links to various examples of the different kinds of articles in the "Content and Style" section, but decided it was too linky.

The linguists I mentioned by name in the Lingua Pranca section are all included in List of linguists, which seemed like a reasonable criterion for a first pass.

Of course anyone can edit this, it is just a start. But if you have suggestions on some additional kind of material that should be included, please make them here, and I'll try to do the research to get the information needed. Trey314159 14:55, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for this article Trey. I just cited an article from SpecGram on a Wiki page. Of course, it's totally irresponsible of me. However, I am defending against irresponsible trolls who are making up their own references as they go. Quoting SpecGram seemed the perfect way to refute them. The article cited is actually 100% reliable as regards the relevant point. But I find it totally delightful to refute people who make up their own unreliable references, by quoting an unreliable reference that I didn't make up! Not only that, though, it is actually reliable on the point in dispute!
What would be really perfect is if this entry had been written by the chief editor of SpecGram. This causes a wonderful dilemma. Of course, there is no better possible source; however, were it known, it would cause all sorts of doubts regarding conflict of interest and what-not. But the neat thing about Wiki is the experiment regarding the reliability of a host of anonymous editors. As long as the editor of SpecGram does not reveal her identity, her contribution is as reliable as everyone else's. Alastair Haines (talk) 00:37, 27 April 2008 (UTC)