[Air-l] Origin of the term "Internet" ?

[James Whyte]

This discussion clearly exposes the power of ontological commitment which leads to sanctioned inferences. A process that is benign in casual conversation but dangerous in scholarly discourse.

  I assume that OII did so in the interest of scholarship and is (more) correct in so doing.
   
  Parallel to this (small I) issue, is the definitional problem that allows the term itself to be used outside the formal definition.
   
  In the end, for the purpose of scholarship, the Internet is a network of networks with a cap I. Everything else is sociologically bound and is not the Internet.
   
  
William Dutton <william.dutton at oii.ox.ac.uk> wrote:
  
Sue, Jeremy and others,

Based on many of the arguments raised in this debate, we decided years ago
to standardize our house style on the Internet, with a capital 'I', even
though we are swimming upstream of shifting journalistic conventions. 

Bill

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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Sue Cranmer
Sent: 30 March 2007 13:18
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Subject: Re: [Air-l] Origin of the term "Internet" ?

Hi Jeremy

In view of the strong arguments here to the contrary, do you have time to
briefly outline why the assoc. decided to standardize on the small I, or
point towards the relevant archive? 

Thanks

Best wishes

Sue

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[mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy Hunsinger
Sent: Thursday, 29 March 2007 19:41
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the association standardized on small i, internet a while ago. On Mar 29,
2007, at 2:16 PM, M.B.Gaved wrote:

> "Internet" or "internet"?
>
> Maybe it's also got something to do with novelty - I am sure I've
> seen a shift from people referring to "E-mail" towards "e-mail" and 
> now just plain "email". In the same way I think the shift has 
> probably happened from "Internet" to "internet" as it's now seen as 
> commonplace and not worth capitalising.

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