Personally I'm not sure i'd quote that particular line in a post but think its 
totally fine to RT the article in question (or for that matter post it in 
general). Its a good article.

Sent from my iPhone


James Alexander
Manager, Trust & Safety
Wikimedia Foundation
+1 415-839-6885 x6716


> On Dec 11, 2015, at 10:12, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I mean, apart from a few lines it seems like a pretty positive sentiment to 
> me, but I'll defer to your better judgement on this.
> 
> Joe
> 
>> On 11 December 2015 at 17:53, Michael Guss <[email protected]> wrote:
>> "snobbery and obscurantism" Hmm. But if Joe is ok with it, then I think it 
>> is worth at least an RT? 
>> 
>>> On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 9:47 AM, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> "A dowdy education system hides its flaws inside larded layers of snobbery 
>>> and obscurantism."
>>> 
>>> I feel like more and more educators are open-minded about Wikipedia -- for 
>>> example our blog posts about Tel Aviv University teaching a course in 
>>> Wikipedia and Wikipedians-in-residence in some of Europe's oldest 
>>> universities. 
>>> 
>>> Is the statement above -- fine in the writer's opinion piece -- a poke in 
>>> the eye if shared by us? 
>>> 
>>>> On Friday, December 11, 2015, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> This looks good to me. Jeff and Michael, what do you think?
>>>> 
>>>>> On 9 December 2015 at 21:28, Charles Gregory <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> Hi team,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'd like to suggest sharing this article: "Don't fall for Wiki-denial: 
>>>>> there's nothing wrong with using Wikipedia" from Elizabeth Farrelly in 
>>>>> The Sydney Morning Herald:
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.smh.com.au/comment/why-wikipedia-at-15-is-a-beautiful-exercise-in-scholarly-excellence-20151209-glj79f.html
>>>>> 
>>>>> Already shared at:
>>>>> https://twitter.com/wm_au/status/674700508712439809
>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/wikimedia.au/posts/920382398015453
>>>>> 
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Charles
>>>>> (User:Chuq / WMAU)
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Social-media mailing list
>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> Joe Sutherland
>>>> Communications Intern [remote]
>>>> joesutherland.rocks | @jrbsu | +44 (0) 7722 916 433
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Jeff Elder
>>> Digital communications manager
>>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>> 704-650-4130 
>>> @jeffelder
>>> @wikipedia
>>> The Wikimedia blog
>>> 
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> 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
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Joe Sutherland
> Communications Intern [remote]
> joesutherland.rocks | @jrbsu | +44 (0) 7722 916 433
> _______________________________________________
> 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

Reply via email to