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by ericbarbour
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...
by ericbarbour
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...
by ericbarbour
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...
by ericbarbour
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.
by ericbarbour
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.
by ericbarbour
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 ...
by ericbarbour
Wed Mar 22, 2023 1:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: AI, ChatGPT and WP
Replies: 6
Views: 290

Re: AI, ChatGPT and WP

wexter wrote:
Tue Mar 21, 2023 11:57 pm
please rewrite this wikipedia jargon into plain english
Ha ha sometimes you can be a real funny guy.
Wait, you ARE joking, right?.....
by ericbarbour
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...
by ericbarbour
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...