+1 agreed, that's a good compromise --Ed
On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 9:41 PM, Victor Grigas <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 Tilman > > On Sep 2, 2015, at 9:26 PM, Tilman Bayer <[email protected]> wrote: > > Gamaliel wrote up an analysis for the upcoming Signpost that explains in > fairly accessible terms what Ja Rule's misconception seems to have been: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-09-02/In_the_media#In_brief > We could use that (preferably after the Signpost is out officially): > > @JaRule There was no height mentioned in the article. Looks you were > looking at Google, not at Wikipedia > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-09-02/In_the_media#In_brief > > > > (also, for those wondering about this thread's topic, it's about > https://twitter.com/Ruleyork/status/639117219314704384 ) > > On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 6:04 PM, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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 >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > > -- > Tilman Bayer > Senior Analyst > Wikimedia Foundation > IRC (Freenode): HaeB > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Ed Erhart Editorial Intern Wikimedia Foundation
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