I like we can quietly endorse this with a RT from @wikipedia? On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 4:09 PM, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org [email protected]
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