Where did I say i had no clue I said it makes no sense in that it s based on assumptions and pre formed prejudices and horridly biased towards English pronounciation The IPA on the other hand as it s name suggests is international biased towards no particular spelling convention and capable of representing pure phonetic transcription This is why IPA is used on wikipedia not some regional variations specific to only one dialect or language whether it be in an article on linguistics or an article on a sitcom