Thursday, December 07, 2006
Please Don't Delete Us
The "Function Creep" Wikipedia page should be deleted because it fails to follow Wikipedia Style Guidelines, and is a narrower definition of the subject, which relies on subjective definitions of sinister and malicious applications of technology, rather than alterations over time from original intended purpose.
Obviously this is a stupid dispute. "Function" and "Functionality" are both nouns. Function refers more to overall utility, while functionality refers to the utility of specific qualities of the object. This is splitting hairs. Who invented the telephone ? Alexander Graham Bell or Elisha Gray ? Well ... A.G.B. got to the patent office first ... that is his patron did. Nonetheless, the Function Creep purveyor has a blog about the subject, which tracks contemporary examples of technology becoming sinister from innocuous origins. While the purveyors of Functionality Creep seem to indicate a more broad definition, to wit: "Functionality creep is what occurs when an item, process, or procedure designed for a specific purpose ends up serving another purpose for which it was not intended." The purveyors of Functionality Creep clearly are indicating that, good or bad, malicious or innocuous, the definition transcends any moral judgment. The purveyor of Function Creep is solely focused on sinister applications of technology, which is narrower than what the purveyors of Functionality Creep intend. Besides, judging by the irrational vitriol included in the Function Creep Wikipedia page, and it's total lack of attention to Wikipedia style guidelines, the Function Creep Wikipedia page should be deleted. This user should be required to create an account and follow Wikipedia style guidelines. This identical posting will be pasted to the Functionality Creep Talk Page. Kreepy krawly 19:00, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
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If its a stupid dispute, then why try to malign the "purveyor" of this blog (in this case, me)? I am only trying to present a point of view. You disagree with me. You could have just ignored this little blog. Instead, you choose to belittle me, this site, and the intention of its mission. I only hope that you can see the irony in your actions: I preach against abuses; you abuse the preachers.
Kid, you can't just change the world because you want to. the term is "fuNctioN cReeP", not "functionality creep". And it doesn't matter how hard you try to dominate this topic... when you're wrong; you're wrong!.... Google function creep vs. your precious functionality creep. 30,000 vs 2,000 results? you do the math, mutherfucker!
Yo, Fuck yr Flag!
What is the 'Flag' button? This feature is called "Flag As Objectionable" and it's accessible via the Blogger Navbar. The 'Flag' button allows the blogging community to easily note questionable content, which in turn helps us take action when needed. So we're relying on you, the users, to be our eyes on the web, and to let us know of potential issues that are important to you.
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Fuck you Blogger/Google/Youtube/Starbucks! You are corporate scum! Flag me and I go to hell. But so does everybody else...
The "Function Creep" Wikipedia page should be deleted because it fails to follow Wikipedia Style Guidelines, and is a narrower definition of the subject, which relies on subjective definitions of sinister and malicious applications of technology, rather than alterations over time from original intended purpose.
Obviously this is a stupid dispute. "Function" and "Functionality" are both nouns. Function refers more to overall utility, while functionality refers to the utility of specific qualities of the object. This is splitting hairs. Who invented the telephone ? Alexander Graham Bell or Elisha Gray ? Well ... A.G.B. got to the patent office first ... that is his patron did. Nonetheless, the Function Creep purveyor has a blog about the subject, which tracks contemporary examples of technology becoming sinister from innocuous origins. While the purveyors of Functionality Creep seem to indicate a more broad definition, to wit: "Functionality creep is what occurs when an item, process, or procedure designed for a specific purpose ends up serving another purpose for which it was not intended." The purveyors of Functionality Creep clearly are indicating that, good or bad, malicious or innocuous, the definition transcends any moral judgment. The purveyor of Function Creep is solely focused on sinister applications of technology, which is narrower than what the purveyors of Functionality Creep intend. Besides, judging by the irrational vitriol included in the Function Creep Wikipedia page, and it's total lack of attention to Wikipedia style guidelines, the Function Creep Wikipedia page should be deleted. This user should be required to create an account and follow Wikipedia style guidelines. This identical posting will be pasted to the Functionality Creep Talk Page. Kreepy krawly 19:00, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
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If its a stupid dispute, then why try to malign the "purveyor" of this blog (in this case, me)? I am only trying to present a point of view. You disagree with me. You could have just ignored this little blog. Instead, you choose to belittle me, this site, and the intention of its mission. I only hope that you can see the irony in your actions: I preach against abuses; you abuse the preachers.
Kid, you can't just change the world because you want to. the term is "fuNctioN cReeP", not "functionality creep". And it doesn't matter how hard you try to dominate this topic... when you're wrong; you're wrong!.... Google function creep vs. your precious functionality creep. 30,000 vs 2,000 results? you do the math, mutherfucker!
Yo, Fuck yr Flag!
What is the 'Flag' button? This feature is called "Flag As Objectionable" and it's accessible via the Blogger Navbar. The 'Flag' button allows the blogging community to easily note questionable content, which in turn helps us take action when needed. So we're relying on you, the users, to be our eyes on the web, and to let us know of potential issues that are important to you.
(more)
Fuck you Blogger/Google/Youtube/Starbucks! You are corporate scum! Flag me and I go to hell. But so does everybody else...
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Is the distinction between these two terms even necessary? And if so, who are the human beings interested in non-sinister forms of function creep? Corporate bores and engineers. Everything else aside, "function creep" is the accepted vernacular of most people on this planet. Your very actions regarding this debate (snitching to admin, managing to remove the function creep website from Google's search engine) illustrate a kind of "function creep". And it's a really creepy application (war of the words). If yr forefathers had used similarly dirty tricks, who knows? Maybe we'd all be using portable telephonic devices now instead of cellphones.