Oh I would not suggest apologizing! Anyway, no need for us to strain for make it work :)
mobile. On Sep 2, 2015 4:05 PM, "James Alexander" <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, and if there is a way to say it while making it clear that it was > never our fault in the first place then I'm all for it ;) but I'm against > apologizing for something we never did :P especially if everyone is > entrenched already into thinking we did (which they may or may not be yet > to be fair). > > James Alexander > Community Advocacy > Wikimedia Foundation > (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur > > On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:55 PM, Heather Walls <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Plenty of stories are not *really* stories :) but they are entertaining. >> >> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:47 PM, James Alexander <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> meh, I'd be against tweeting about it. SOOOOO not a story. As far as I >>> can tell (may have missed something for sure) the first time in the past >>> couple months his height was mentioned at all was in this edit >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ja_Rule&diff=next&oldid=679131363> >>> (which, along with the edit after that, actually put him at what I think? >>> is his desired 5'9 (sorry I'm assuming he didn't like being called short :) >>> ). After that there was a collection of edits going back and forth a couple >>> areas, most of which were reverted in short order and then protection. The >>> entire incident (which resulted in it basically just going back to how it >>> was before without any mention of his height at all) was less then an hour. >>> It screams either a manufactured story or friends playing around probably >>> in the very same room as him :). >>> >>> James Alexander >>> Community Advocacy >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Google still says he is 5'6 . >>>> >>>> I can't find height anywhere on his page though. >>>> >>>> His page is semi-protected - some action confirmed from his revision >>>> history >>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ja_Rule&action=history>. >>>> >>>> We already have 5 media mentions about his beef with Wikipedia, >>>> including TIME <http://time.com/4020782/ja-rule-wikipedia-height/>. >>>> >>>> >>>> https://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=db3O3S4XqhTnYaMbvmTzUgpskUH2M&q=ja+rule+height&lr=English&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB8QqgIwAGoVChMI9cylz6_ZxwIVFSuICh38sg9E >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:01 PM, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Might make a funny tweet. >>>>> >>>>> mobile. >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Michael Guss >>>> Research Analyst >>>> Wikimediafoundation.org >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Social-media mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Social-media mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Heather Walls *Wikimedia Foundation >> annual.wikimedia.org <https://annual.wikimedia.org/2014/> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > >
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