compare -

* not right-wing-ness - e.g. the Times and Telegraph are both serious papers that lean right

* in fact - The Sun is not OK and the Times is, even though same politics and same publisher, because one's a tabloid and one's a serious paper

* memorise the long lists of egregious falsehoods brought up in the RFC, recite in a calm voice while smiling

On 9 February 2017 at 15:45, David Gerard <dgerard@gmail.com> wrote:

That is literally what the task is, yes :-)

On 9 February 2017 at 15:41, Chris Keating <chriskeatingwiki@gmail.com> wrote:

Hmmm, trying to turn an interview from "zomg! Wikipedia bans the Mail!" round to "actually this is all normal and we have some really interesting community preferences" sounds.... tricky. ;)

On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 1:51 PM, David Gerard <dgerard@gmail.com> wrote:

Usual line is "editorial decision, I'll forward your details to some
editors" then email here ;-D

sooooo er, editors?

On 9 February 2017 at 13:45, Lucy Crompton-Reid

<lucy.crompton-reid@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Thanks very much for flagging this David. I think it would be great if
> someone could talk about this from an editor's perspective - in particular
> the process of consensus building within the Wikipedia community, as it's
> clear many people working in the media don't understand this. If someone
> does respond to you directly, please could you let me know?
>
> The office has had a flood of emails and phone calls which we've been
> fielding as best as we can. I'm hoping that when San Francisco wakes up and
> comes online they will send me their statement on the issue, which would
> help to deal with enquiries.
>
> All best
> Lucy
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>
> On 9 February 2017 at 13:38, David Gerard <dgerard@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> BBC Newsnight want a Wikipedia editor who can talk about this, for
>> tonight. I can't, can anyone else? Email me and I'll forward you the
>> email.
>>
>>
>> - d.
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