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@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@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.

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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,

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