Yes! On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 7:59 AM, Tilman Bayer <[email protected]> wrote:
> Fixed link: https://twitter.com/wikisignpost/status/639581325532495872 > > Thanks folks! Just happened to hear this tweet read out aloud about > half an hour ago on a local Bay Area morning radio show: "Wikipedia > didn't respond directly, but they retweeted ..." > ("Sarah and Vinnie", a gossip/comedy format on Alice 97.3 - don't > judge me, it's on the dial of my radio alarm clock as something that > makes you get up quickly and turn the radio off ;) > A nice reminder that even if a tweet doesn't get a lot of engagement > on Twitter (this one is at 2 RTs and 2 faves currently), it can still > serve to get the message out to tens of thousands of people. > > On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 4:28 PM, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> wrote: > > +Rob, so he's aware of all this. :-) > > > > --Ed > > > > On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 7:26 PM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Rt-ed from @wikipedia: > >> https://twitter.com/wikisignpost/status/639580078431694848 > >> > >> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 4:21 PM, James Alexander < > [email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> WFM > >>> > >>> James Alexander > >>> Community Advocacy > >>> Wikimedia Foundation > >>> (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur > >>> > >>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 4:10 PM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> 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 (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. > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> We already have 5 media mentions about his beef with > Wikipedia, > >>>>>>>>>>>> including TIME. > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > 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] > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> 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>>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> 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] > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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 > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Michael Guss > >> Research Analyst > >> Wikimediafoundation.org > >> [email protected] > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Social-media mailing 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