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My only strong opinion on this subject is that, whenever we make statements about what's going on "now" (whenever exactly that is), we do not use ambiguous terms like "now," "yesterday," "tomorrow," "soon," and the like, but instead dates or other non-contextual ways of referring to time periods. Anybody can change any article at any time, but there are zillions of articles here that haven't seen the light of day in months, and that's probably not going to change. Besides, there's no big deal about trying to be more precise about when you're talking about--it's not difficult or inconveniencing. --Larry Sanger |
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My only strong opinion on this subject is that, whenever we make statements about what's going on "now" (whenever exactly that is), we do not use ambiguous terms like "now," "yesterday," "tomorrow," "soon," and the like, but instead dates or other non-contextual ways of referring to time periods. Anybody can change any article at any time, but there are zillions of articles here that haven't seen the light of day in months, and that's probably not going to change. Besides, there's no big deal about trying to be more precise about when you're talking about--it's not difficult or inconveniencing. --Larry Sanger Mentioning the time context will usually imply a time scale, too, as a side effect. E.g. compare "China is expected to become a large market in the 21st century", "In 2001, Java has not reached its stated target of a highly portable medium", and "Currently (September 2001) airline security even small knifes will not be tolerated on flights." These all convey an idea of how fast things are expected to change. It may be useful to stick to a handful of standard phrases. This way we can search for them and find all statements that are on their way to obsolescence. --Robbe |
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