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editHey, Aaron Liu. Let's talk. Valereee (talk) 00:05, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
- That wasn't a very good conversation starter... Aaron Liu (talk) 00:59, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
- So anyways, I did that because I agreed with IP above that the "Ridiculous" part was unnecessary and of dubious significance. Aaron Liu (talk) 01:03, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
- The quote is attributed, and not just to some food writer but the food editor for the Cincinnati Enquirer who wrote about food in Cincinnati her entire career. It's an attributed expert opinion and of use to readers to know that an expert in Cincinnati cuisine considers it like ordering a bowl of spaghetti sauce. If someone finds it insulting, that doesn't make it not worth including. If we can find a way to recast it, I'd go with that, but honestly I kind of like it. I actually tried to recast it and couldn't get rid of the ridiculous easily:
- Polly Campbell, former food editor of The Cincinnati Enquirer, calls ordering a bowl of Cincinnati chili "Ridiculous. Would you order a bowl of spaghetti sauce? Because that's what you're doing."
- Polly Campbell, former food editor of The Cincinnati Enquirer, calls ordering a bowl of Cincinnati chili similar to ordering a bowl of spahetti sauce.
- But I kind of feel like that's dumbing down the article in pursuit of what?
- I'd be happy to add something about people who are gluten free eating it if we can find a source.
- And I can go with almost never > seldom, that's an improvement. Valereee (talk) 14:16, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
- Fair. Aaron Liu (talk) 14:20, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
- Cincinnati Chili is not a sauce, so Polly Campbell's point is invalid. The very fact that it can be eaten as a standalone meal is proof enough of this. 104.35.38.82 (talk) 18:40, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
- Where do you see descriptions in RS of Cincinnati chili being eaten as a standalone meal? Valereee (talk) 18:49, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
- Cincinnati Chili is not a sauce, so Polly Campbell's point is invalid. The very fact that it can be eaten as a standalone meal is proof enough of this. 104.35.38.82 (talk) 18:40, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
- Fair. Aaron Liu (talk) 14:20, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
- @Valereee I also don’t think that almost never should’ve been changed. It’s grammatically and logically correct and changing it to seldom increases the level of vocab needed to understand the article. Both almost and never are adverbs. None of them are superlative. Aaron Liu (talk) 14:15, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
- I have no strong opinion on that. I thought seldom was better, and this isn't simple English wikipedia, but I'm happy either way. Valereee (talk) 14:17, 9 December 2022 (UTC)