Fred, you say" Roth is an elderly man googling" and I am wondering if there
is an age at which people using Wikipedia in the estimation of this list
become unfit to drive?
Roth is an active writer and renowned, Nobel Prize finalist...right this
moment..to dismiss him as "an elderly man googling" underscores why there
may be intergenerational unease on this enterprise. Show respect.This
comment that "Roth is an elderly man googling is spiteful and not a valid
point.
On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 8:46 AM, Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)fairpoint.net> wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19527797
"Author Roth rebukes Wikipedia over Human Stain edit"
"Following the publication of the New Yorker letter, the Wikipedia
entry was changed and a section noting the debate inserted near its
end."
Has this been mentioned on any other mailing lists?
I noticed that the article makes the (very common) error/assumption
that administrators exercise some sort of editorial control, when (in
principle), it is editors that exercise editorial control (when the
editorial process works, that is). Do those dealing with Wikipedia
publicity ever try and correct this misunderstanding, or is it
near-impossible to get the distinction across to journalists?
Carcharoth
Roth is an elderly man googling, see
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2012/09/internet-stain-philip-…
Our current content seems appropriate.
Fred
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