FYI, the Signpost has now been published. --Ed
On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 3:45 AM, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> wrote: > +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 > -- Ed Erhart Editorial Intern Wikimedia Foundation
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