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" &lt;fredbaud(a)fairpoint.net&gt; 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 &lt;craig.newmark(a)craigconnects.org&gt; 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" &lt;reachout2isaac(a)gmail.com&gt; >> 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 &lt;wiki.pine(a)gmail.com&gt; >>> Sender: "Wikimedia-l" &lt;wikimedia-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org&gt;Datet;Date: >>> Wed, >>> 26 Oct 2016 20:31:59 >>> To: Wikimedia Mailing List&lt;Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org&gt;rg>; >>>Wikimedia >>> Education&lt;education(a)lists.wikimedia.org&gt;rg>; Wiki >>> Research-l<wiki-research-l@ >>> lists.wikimedia.org> >>> Reply-To: Wikimedia Mailing List &lt;wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org&gt; >>> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] "Can Wikipedia save the internet?": 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 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ >>> wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >>> New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> Unsubscribe: >>>https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >>> <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ >>> wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >>> New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> Unsubscribe: >>>https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >>> <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >>https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik >> i/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: >>https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >> > > >