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by Flip Flopped
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...
by Flip Flopped
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...
by Flip Flopped
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 ...
by Flip Flopped
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...
by Flip Flopped
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

Joe Hazelton wrote: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.
by Flip Flopped
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...
by Flip Flopped
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 ...
by Flip Flopped
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...
by Flip Flopped
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.
by Flip Flopped
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.