Rob's tweeted Tilman's proposed messaging from @wikisignpost, and Michael is going to retweet it!
--Ed
On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 7:21 PM, James Alexander jalexander@wikimedia.org wrote:
WFM
James Alexander Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur
On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 4:10 PM, Michael Guss mguss@wikimedia.org wrote:
I like we can quietly endorse this with a RT from @wikipedia?
On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 4:09 PM, Ed Erhart eerhart@wikimedia.org wrote:
FYI, the Signpost has now been published.
--Ed
On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 3:45 AM, Ed Erhart eerhart@wikimedia.org wrote:
+1 agreed, that's a good compromise
--Ed
On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 9:41 PM, Victor Grigas vgrigas@wikimedia.org wrote:
+1 Tilman
On Sep 2, 2015, at 9:26 PM, Tilman Bayer tbayer@wikimedia.org wrote:
Gamaliel wrote up an analysis for the upcoming Signpost that explains in fairly accessible terms what Ja Rule's misconception seems to have been:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-09-02/In_the... We could use that (preferably after the Signpost is out officially):
@JaRule There was no height mentioned in the article. Looks you were looking at Google, not at Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2015-09-02/In_the...
(also, for those wondering about this thread's topic, it's about https://twitter.com/Ruleyork/status/639117219314704384 )
On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 6:04 PM, Katherine Maher kmaher@wikimedia.org wrote:
Oh I would not suggest apologizing! Anyway, no need for us to strain for make it work :)
mobile. On Sep 2, 2015 4:05 PM, "James Alexander" jalexander@wikimedia.org wrote:
> Yes, and if there is a way to say it while making it clear that it > was never our fault in the first place then I'm all for it ;) but I'm > against apologizing for something we never did :P especially if everyone is > entrenched already into thinking we did (which they may or may not be yet > to be fair). > > James Alexander > Community Advocacy > Wikimedia Foundation > (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur > > On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:55 PM, Heather Walls hwalls@wikimedia.org > wrote: > >> Plenty of stories are not *really* stories :) but they are >> entertaining. >> >> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:47 PM, James Alexander < >> jalexander@wikimedia.org> wrote: >> >>> meh, I'd be against tweeting about it. SOOOOO not a story. As far >>> as I can tell (may have missed something for sure) the first time in the >>> past couple months his height was mentioned at all was in this >>> edit >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ja_Rule&diff=next&oldid=679131363 >>> (which, along with the edit after that, actually put him at what I think? >>> is his desired 5'9 (sorry I'm assuming he didn't like being called short :) >>> ). After that there was a collection of edits going back and forth a couple >>> areas, most of which were reverted in short order and then protection. The >>> entire incident (which resulted in it basically just going back to how it >>> was before without any mention of his height at all) was less then an hour. >>> It screams either a manufactured story or friends playing around probably >>> in the very same room as him :). >>> >>> James Alexander >>> Community Advocacy >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Michael Guss mguss@wikimedia.org >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Google still says he is 5'6 . >>>> >>>> I can't find height anywhere on his page though. >>>> >>>> His page is semi-protected - some action confirmed from his revision >>>> history >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ja_Rule&action=history >>>> . >>>> >>>> We already have 5 media mentions about his beef with Wikipedia, >>>> including TIME >>>> http://time.com/4020782/ja-rule-wikipedia-height/. >>>> >>>> >>>> https://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=db3O3S4XqhTnYaMbvmTzUgpskUH2M&q=j... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:01 PM, Katherine Maher < >>>> kmaher@wikimedia.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Might make a funny tweet. >>>>> >>>>> mobile. >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>> Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Michael Guss >>>> Research Analyst >>>> Wikimediafoundation.org >>>> mguss@wikimedia.org >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Social-media mailing list >>>> Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Social-media mailing list >>> Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Heather Walls *Wikimedia Foundation >> annual.wikimedia.org https://annual.wikimedia.org/2014/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > _______________________________________________ Social-media mailing list Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media
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