Fred and Craig,
Do you think a comparison of the effects of bias in individual
candidates' articles to the effects systemic bias towards trickle-down
austerity economics and the social implications thereof in light of
the WP:MEDRS-grade source at
might
produce a helpful indication of where counter-advocacy efforts would
best be focused?
I'm un-crossposting this reply to just wiki-research-l and the
Education list because I've been told to not crosspost to more than
two lists.
On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 12:59:09 -0400 Craig Newmark <craig.newmark at
gmail.com> wrote:
Fred, thanks!
Worth reviewing, after people have recovered from the election. How
about...reminding me two weeks from today. I might've recovered by
then,
seriously...
Thanks!
Craig Newmark
founder, craigslist
On Nov 2, 2016 12:44 PM, "FRED BAUDER" <fredbaud at fairpoint.net>
wrote:
> Craig,
>
> I don't expect you to do anything about it, but Hillary Clinton
> presidential campaign, 2016 has been so much an object of political
>editing
> by Clinton supporters that it looks more like an ad for Hillary than
>a
> Wikipedia article.
>
> Fred Bauder
>
> On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 11:43:32 -0400
> Craig Newmark <craig.newmark at craigconnects.org> wrote:
>
>> Wikipedia is where facts go to live.
>>
>>
>> It helps that folks on US Capitol Hill are receptive to quiet
>>suggestions
>> that Wikipedia avoid becoming a partisan battleground.
>>
>> Craig Newmark
>>
>> founder, craigslist
>>
>> On Nov 1, 2016 7:35 PM, "Olatunde Isaac" <reachout2isaac at
gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hoi,
>>>
>>> Pine, thanks for sharing this article. I found the entire article
>>>very
>>> interesting. I am glad that Wikipedia is not seen as a vehicle for
>>> political campaign. Sometimes, people create account on Wikipedia
>>>with
>>> the
>>> aim to use the encyclopedia for political campaign and a good number
>>>of
>>> them end up getting blocked either for POV pushing or other
>>>disruptive
>>> editing/behavior.
>>>
>>> BTW....I have a few question. Is it a good idea to protect a page
>>>from
>>> creation if there are indications that the overall intention of the
>>> creator
>>> is to use Wikipedia as a platform for political campaign? If yes,
>>>how is
>>> such protection necessary if the page is neutrally written?
>>>
>>> There was an incident that happened sometimes last year when an
>>>article
>>> on
>>> "Akinwunmi Ambode" was protected from creation and unprotected
>>>after his
>>> election.
>>>
>>> Is this really a good idea?
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Isaac
>>> Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Pine W <wiki.pine at gmail.com>
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>>> Wed,
>>> 26 Oct 2016 20:31:59
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Wikipedia
>>>and
>>> political neutrality
>>>
>>> Hello colleagues,
>>>
>>> Some of you might be interested in this news article:
>>>
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/
>>> can-wikipedia-save-the-internet-a7380786.html
>>>
>>> When we know that we have countless shortcomings in Wikimedia, I
>>>found it
>>> refreshing to hear that some aspects of our content and community
>>>are
>>> performing well and, on the whole, are serving the public interest.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Pine