G'day Pete,
Kirill Lokshin wrote: "...to an openly
anti-Wikipedia site"
"some amazing people are working behind the scenes and in the front
lines over there [i.e. at Wikipedia], putting in the hours to make a
difference and make Wikipedia better. [...] We wouldn't have this
site if we didn't respect and love the concept of a Wikipedia. It's
the implementation we have issues with."
I believe them when they say they are pro-Wikipedia. I've been
astonished by how many Wikipedians are unwilling to be open to
criticism (one of the essential elements of a cult by the way :) !) I
don't agree with their vehemence of the opposition to WP:OFFICE. But
anyone who's been following this debate about Erik and Danny will
realise its implementation has been completely ham-fisted at times.
So disagree with Wikitruth, and prove it wrong, but don't lie about
it.
I agree with you: this is just Wikipolitics by other means, as opposed
to the straight anti-Wikipedia bizzo peddled by Britannica (through
fear) or Brandt (through sheer kookiness).
I wouldn't describe what Kirill said as a "lie", though. It's a fairly
easy mistake to make, especially given the poisonous content of some
articles (like the silly thing about Jimbo's daughter, or the hate
shrines to certain admins). WikiTruth may not be anti-Wikipedia, but
it's definitely anti-Wikipedian.
Endnote: Yes they did copy an article about a member
of Jimbo's
family that lingered in the database for several days. I am glad they
are embarassed about that and have deleted it. Makes their
motivations more believeable.
I, too, am glad that they deleted the article, and I agree that it makes
them just a smidgeon more credible ... as credible as a group who plan
to upload articles known to be defamatory, going out of their way to
hurt innocent people because they want to mock Wikipedia.
Keep in mind, however, what they replaced the article about Jimbo's
daughter with:
When one of our staff threw up a bunch of deleted pages, they
included one on Kira Wales. Not because they were particularly
targeting the little angel, but because they just were throwing
stuff up on this site willy-nilly. We just found it here, and
removed it. Apologies to King Jimbo for pulling his little
princess into the mudfight. Won't happen again.
"his little princess", etc., etc. Even when they're trying to do the
right thing they can't resist being dicks.
Cheers,
--
Mark Gallagher
"What? I can't hear you, I've got a banana on my head!"
- Danger Mouse
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