Talk:Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario
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[edit] Recent Dispute and Vandalism
OsgoodeLawyer seems to have a problem and he should discuss it here. No one would know William Calvert since he goes by the name of "Bill". As far as anyone reading this encyclopedia is concerned they are two different people. The same goes with Tony White of Muskoka. David Royston may go by the name of Dave occasionaly but the two are close enough to dam-it is swearing that I am not splitting hairs over his name. So what's your problem with this and the other part of noteriety namely... "Muskoka is not tittled as such"...--Wiki The Humble Woo 02:15, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
- About the Bill/William thing, that's just ridiculous. First off, everyone knows that William is the full name that Bill is short for. And secondly, and more importantly, you're giving the name after saying the office he holds. How could anyone be confused about that? That's like saying: "Michael McDonald is the mayor of Boomtown." and people from Boomtown going "Michael? Michael's not our mayor, our mayor's Mike!" It's an argument that holds no water whatsoever. How could anyone be confused? As for the "not titled as such", it's more along the lines of why? If you mention that it's called a "District Municipality" but it is a "Regional Municipality", then why would you need to further state that in so many words? It's clearly stated already. You seem to think there's actually something significant (read: a conspiracy to conceal its "Regional Municipalityness") about the fact that it's called "District", when clearly it was decided to call it "District" because Muskoka was a "District" prior to being an upper-tier municipality, and so they decided to use that name. But the point in not needing it included is that it is clearly presented by the fact that it is called a District Municipality, but is a Regional Municipality. It's more a style issue that anything else. You seem to want to reiterate information, and clarify to the point of absurdity, thinking that people don't know how to think. The argument about people not knowing William Calvert is Bill Calvert is an excellent example of that. Nobody can be confused. └ OzLawyer / talk ┐ 15:22, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
- Hey, I just realized something. A former CAO who was replaced in 2001 shouldn't even be mentioned in the list of senior administrators. No other former office holders are mentioned, and honestly, why should they be? I'll remove it entirely, and then we won't have to argue about the correct name. └ OzLawyer / talk ┐ 17:29, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
- Sorry but I did not see your comments here. I only saw your reverts without discussion. You point out how inocent the issue of adding or not adding Bill and Tony etc., and you also comment on the obviousness of the District vs Not Entittled as such. As you saw from the source of that information, those editors saw fit to highlight the fact. I also like to highlight that fact since it and of itself is something notable. Your tweeking eliminates interesting things that other people like to know and have highlighted. Since Wiki is a colaborative publication your AGRESSIVE edits of these nomial things is bothersome to say the least and leads people to the conclusion that you wish to censor the interesting thing I happen to contribute. You are pissing on my work unecessarily and YOUR ARE ACTING UNCIVIL and AGRESSIVELY for no legitimate reason. I know Bill Calvert and he always uses the name "Bill" and never William. Peopel who live in Timbuctu may not know William is Bill and not everyone in the world known such simple facts. You are being an agressive editor of each of these points and are nitpicking my contributions.--Wiki The Humble Woo 19:38, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Origin of "Muksoka"
While playing around on Wikipedia, I noticed that the Creek Indian word for their own language is Mvskoke, which made me think of Muskoka. Now, while it's probably not likely that the words are related, as the Creek homeland is far from Muskoka, it did make me wonder what the word means; does anyone have information on its meaning, and if so, could you incorporate it into the article? └ OzLawyer / talk ┐ 15:32, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
