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- Sat Mar 25, 2023 8:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Is WP:NOPUTIN going to follow after WP:NONAZIS and WP:NOCONFEDERATES?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 103
Re: Is WP:NOPUTIN going to follow after WP:NONAZIS and WP:NOCONFEDERATES?
this has been going on for a long time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Russavia-Biophys/Workshop#Allegations_of_Putin_being_a_paedophile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement/Archive58#Insulting_other_editros_as_paid_Pro-Putin_edit...
- Sat Mar 25, 2023 7:04 am
- Forum: Content Issues
- Topic: Crap or questionable articles
- Replies: 344
- Views: 125819
Re: Crap or questionable articles
Wikipedia as a motivation for the murders.. nope not in the Wikipedia article... (it has been "Wikipedia has been white washed") crickets on Wikipedia as a murder motive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_Arrow_killings I would expect no less. An obsessively detailed article, except about the mo...
- Fri Mar 24, 2023 10:33 pm
- Forum: Content Issues
- Topic: Brianna Wu article sperging
- Replies: 4
- Views: 110
Re: Brianna Wu article sperging
A reminder: this was one of the most hacked-at articles I've ever seen. And most of the hacking has been oversighted or rev-deleted, because she was Target #1 for the Gamergater nerds in 2014-17. It will never be revealed but I would not be a bit surprised if Wu's useless little article was subjecte...
- Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:18 pm
- Forum: Dark Corners -- a place for odd and deviant subjects (WP related or not)
- Topic: Archive.org and their biggest threat ever
- Replies: 4
- Views: 114
Re: Archive.org and their biggest threat ever
lol, the Genderdesk loon isn't finding any "news" in the WP "cult world" so it's time to scrape thru forum threads. Hilarious.
She/whatever has to support Kahle blindly, OF COURSE, because the IA is a donor to the WMF and supports Wikipedia unquestioningly. "Fellow travelers" and all that.
She/whatever has to support Kahle blindly, OF COURSE, because the IA is a donor to the WMF and supports Wikipedia unquestioningly. "Fellow travelers" and all that.
- Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How to become a steward without being elected (or even editing at all!)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 107
Re: How to become a steward without being elected (or even editing at all!)
It's possible, but it will be a hell of a lot of work and probably take at least a couple of years. You don't rise in the Wikimedia gang by actual achievements, you rise by sucking up and gaining the trust of untrustworthy people.
- Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:57 pm
- Forum: Content Issues
- Topic: Articles Wikipedia should have--but doesn't.
- Replies: 175
- Views: 75148
Re: Articles Wikipedia should have--but doesn't.
There is NO article about Girandola (firework). Sometimes spelled girandole. Invented in Italy in the 15th century and named after a type of circular candle holder. Also called a "talai" in Thailand, where it's very popular for festivals. Small ones are advertised on numerous websites, and YouTube ...
- Wed Mar 22, 2023 1:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: AI, ChatGPT and WP
- Replies: 6
- Views: 290
- Wed Mar 22, 2023 1:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: AI, ChatGPT and WP
- Replies: 6
- Views: 290
- Wed Mar 22, 2023 1:28 am
- Forum: Dark Corners -- a place for odd and deviant subjects (WP related or not)
- Topic: Archive.org and their biggest threat ever
- Replies: 4
- Views: 114
Re: Archive.org and their biggest threat ever
During this same time, however, the book publishing industry experienced so much demand that revenues rose by 12 percent, amounting to a $3 billion spike in sales by 2021, Publishers Weekly reported. Because publishers profited when the National Emergency Library was made available, Koeltl pushed b...
- Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:57 am
- Forum: Dark Corners -- a place for odd and deviant subjects (WP related or not)
- Topic: Archive.org and their biggest threat ever
- Replies: 4
- Views: 114
Archive.org and their biggest threat ever
Today arguments were heard in the lawsuit major book publishers filed against the Internet Archive. It only took two years to get it on the calendar, apparently..... https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/20/23641457/internet-archive-hachette-lawsuit-court-copyright-fair-use An aside: I watched this hellst...