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- Thu Mar 02, 2017 9:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: WP Admin
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3538
Re: WP Admin doxxes WP editor on WP itself
this is tarantino writing on WO: Why wasn't the admin Favonian (T-C-L) indefinitely blocked for making sure that the real name and birthday of Nipponese Dog Calvero is included in his abuse profile? This info was never self-disclosed on enwiki. m ---- tarantino is referring to what happened here: h...
- Thu Mar 02, 2017 9:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wikipedia Art and the Wikimedia trademark
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6745
Re: Wikipedia Art and the Wikimedia trademark
Proof that Wikipedia is Hypocrisy on crack.... I love that the EFF shamed Wikipedia for running to EFF for help then turned around and used a bogus legal threat against someone else who got help from the EFF to fend of the WMF. Even if you end up deciding not to "sue Wikipedia Arts in trademar...
- Thu Mar 02, 2017 5:03 am
- Forum: Dark Corners -- a place for odd and deviant subjects (WP related or not)
- Topic: The (new, straight-from-scratch) Trump thread
- Replies: 358
- Views: 175685
Re: The (new, straight-from-scratch) Trump thread
]A journalist is now soliciting the opinions of military personnel or veterans as to whether Trump's highlighting of Owen's widow was well-liked. One would think the only person whose opinion matters is that bereaved mother of three young children. Edited to add: Thanks for putting Gorka's service ...
- Thu Mar 02, 2017 4:15 am
- Forum: Dark Corners -- a place for odd and deviant subjects (WP related or not)
- Topic: The (new, straight-from-scratch) Trump thread
- Replies: 358
- Views: 175685
Re: The (new, straight-from-scratch) Trump thread
His speech to Congress went over well in the polls, but , the actual substance of the address was absolute nonsense. ... "Most appalling was the moment when Trump recognized Carryn Owens, sitting in the audience with his daughter Ivanka. Owens’ husband Ryan was the Navy SEAL killed in a botche...
- Thu Mar 02, 2017 12:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wikipedia Art and the Wikimedia trademark
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6745
Re: Wikipedia Art and the Wikimedia trademark
I love that the EFF shamed Wikipedia for running to EFF for help then turned around and used a bogus legal threat against someone else who got help from the EFF to fend of the WMF.Joe Hazelton wrote:Proof that Wikipedia is Hypocrisy on crack....
- Wed Mar 01, 2017 11:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wikipedia Art and the Wikimedia trademark
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6745
Wikipedia Art and the Wikimedia trademark
Someone on this forum or the WR ProBoards forum linked to the legal history page of Wikipedia Art ( http://wikipediaart.org/legal-history/ ). That site links to a blog post by the EFF that discusses how the WMF tried to get Wikipedia Art taken down for trademark violation ( https://www.eff.org/deepl...
- Wed Mar 01, 2017 10:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: US immigration used Wikipedia to test software engineer
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2416
US immigration used Wikipedia to test software engineer
BBC trending now article: "Nigerian engineer handed written test at New York airport" http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-39127617 ( https://archive.is/Kg5LD archive) Original tweetstorm by the affected immigrant Celestine Omin: ( https://twitter.com/cyberomin/status/835997221300621312 ...
- Wed Mar 01, 2017 3:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wikimedia Endowment
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2609
Re: Wikimedia Endowment
The Wikimedia Endowment, perhaps the greatest threat to the Hasten the Day cause, is about 12% funded . On a side note, the Foundation has a new title for Vice President of something or other: Chargée d’Affaires . I'm familiar with the political role of Chargé d’Affaires, but I'm never seen it used...
- Mon Feb 27, 2017 1:23 pm
- Forum: Wikipediocracy talk
- Topic: The WO blog is now nearly moribund.....
- Replies: 17
- Views: 12503
Re: The WO blog is now nearly moribund.....
I think losing Hersch really hurt the blog.
- Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:34 pm
- Forum: Wikipedia In The Media
- Topic: Bots on Wikipedia Wage Edit Wars Between Themselves That Las
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3205
Re: Bots on Wikipedia Wage Edit Wars Between Themselves That
The inhuman future of WP editing is bots despite the possibly true claim that WP editor numbers climbed then flatlined after the historic low.
Thanks for catching this, badmachine.
Thanks for catching this, badmachine.