Knowledge (XXG)

:Knowledge (XXG) Signpost/2019-07-31/In the media - Knowledge (XXG)

Source 📝

228:'s entry. Ten editors are mentioned by their usernames, but "readers know little or nothing about who exactly is presiding over one of the internet’s most high-profile sources about the most powerful person in the world." The dispute over the terms "racially charged" vs. "racist" was one of many disputes noted. "The dynamic on Trump’s page may be a relentless, exhausting tug of war. But ... disagreement—even heated, churlish, insult-hurling disagreement—is often not ultimately a bad thing." 907:. Sinclair is quietly a very big news outlet with similarities to Fox. Somebody at Signpost suggestions mentioned this a a possible "Gobbler of the Month" last month. I half-way agreed, but I also like the various formats where people get their views across to Wikipedians on "their article". Several years back there was a long discussion on "the right of reply" to Knowledge (XXG). Of course that right has always existed in different formats. So I'll just say I have mixed feelings. 110: 130: 758: 90: 568: 120: 36: 140: 100: 458:. She has been the Canadian coordinator for Art+Feminism for 6 years. As a WiR she plans to cover a range of activities including teaching people to be better Knowledge (XXG) readers, teaching the basics of editing, and getting others involved with community initiatives, for example translating articles into indigenous languages. 150: 952:
Yeah, my sentence on that is correct but understated (which is better than being overstated). I didn't want to concentrate on the old issue, but look at the idea of essentially 'writing your own Knowledge (XXG) article off-Wiki' which to me, at least, is more interesting than the pretty typical 'BLP
655:
culled from traditional and social media. The Wikimedia Foundation suggested that Knowledge (XXG) editing should be taught and “incorporated into digital skills.” The other specifically listed suggestions – teaching skills for critical porn viewing, sleep, gardening, and oral sex – were not made by
309:
page appears to violate our trademark policy. Most of the content comes from the real Knowledge (XXG) page, but she forgets to attribute her copying as required by the CC BY-SA license. She also leaves out all the references. How good can an encyclopedia article be without references? Other than a
684:
that the metal discs have survived the impact (based on NASA images of the crash site), and that a separate digital library containing the text of all Knowledge (XXG) articles is likely also "intact and recoverable". The organization plans to include a version with media files, also for many other
176:
It took me a while to realize that I shouldn't edit articles about politicians during an election year unless I was prepared for a knock-down, drag-out fight. After my third edit on a political article I finally figured out "Oh, they're probably all going to be like this." With the already vicious
1021:
That's a good link that I hadn't noticed. Thanks. As is common on Commons they talk about all aspects of the situation but don't ultimately decide on much. But Commoners did take action on their own. See the extra caption at the bottom of the Kenny Chesney photo above. The same extra caption has
603:
in one case. According to Doctorow "Metabrainz has engaged with both Wikimedia Commons and Creative Commons about the problem of legal predators using their services to bait their prey.... We're also suspending the use of Wikimedia Commons images in the project until we're sure that this risk has
497:
Many Wikipedians may be too busy building our encyclopedia, or dealing with our usual squabbles, to see the wide range of topics involving Knowledge (XXG) that are covered by the media. The odd bits this month include a book review, a country rapper in a promotional video, a Commons photographer
889:. I'm not at all familiar with this person/dispute, but "podcaster doesn't like their article, complains on own website" seems to stand out from the rest of the entries on this list. No problem with covering the dispute, but maybe let's wait for anyone else to pick it up first? — 640:
on their mobile phones constables can read "a wide gamut of security related practices across the globe". The YouTube knock-off sounds much more exciting, "a constable can now take a quick crash course on assembling his gun, cleaning his AK-47, (and) training in a specific
326: 477:
Dickison's one-year adventure as New Zealand's Wikipedian-at-large has just ended. He traveled 16,000 kilometres (9,900 mi), stayed in 55 different places, and helped liberate content from 33 organizations. He also helped coordinate Knowledge (XXG)'s response to the
540:. Despite a claim in the text, Lil Nas X doesn't seem to edit the article, and there's little or no evidence in the article history to suggest that he did. The format of a celebrity reading and commenting on "their article" goes back at least to 2009 with 363:
which recaps the effect of editors' political diversity on Knowledge (XXG) articles. Various versions of this paper have been published, reflecting the now-popular view that articles with editors of diverse political views are better or more neutral. See
662:: A copy of the English Knowledge (XXG)'s Vital Articles that "will last up to 5 billion years" is now lying around on the Moon, etched as pictures on metal discs that are readable with a microscope. It was transported there in April by the Israeli 296:
focuses on Knowledge (XXG)'s "agenda editors", who, according to Attkisson, are often biased ideologues or paid PR editors. She denies that she has done anti-vaccine reporting as stated in the Knowledge (XXG) article on her. At the so-called
412:. Interviewer Maya Salam also asks about her motivation, her work process, and what can "one woman ... solve?" Judging from Wade's popularity in the media – she appears in the mainstream media as much or more than Knowledge (XXG) stalwarts 618:
Knowledge (XXG) hasn't been perfect in trying to fill in for the GAA. But "in the absence of an official resource, (Knowledge (XXG)) ... is often a journalist's best friend, the unreliable type your parents warn you about," according to
1000: 209:
notes that a small edit war on this question followed the rally. The answer: 8,000 is the seating capacity; 20,000 also includes people on the floor of the arena, those standing outside the arena, at the airport and lining the
1061:
I think the general idea is that you should be an alien from a billion years in the future who has easy access to quick and cheap space travel, but who has never read Knowledge (XXG). Some of that is not 100% impossible.
925:
Regarding "She denies that she has done anti-vaccine reporting as stated in the Knowledge (XXG) article on her", that makes it sound like the article has a sentence or two about this. In fact, that article includes an
1004: 807: 797: 863: 817: 792: 177:
tone of the U.S. Presidential campaign, we may be in for yet tougher times. This month we take a tour of how the media is reporting the difficulties of editing political articles on Knowledge (XXG).
822: 365: 832: 827: 812: 782: 696: 484: 76: 745: 736: 775: 599:
for not giving complete "idiosyncratic" attribution for a photo Metabrainz used on its website. The Commoner had previously filed 50 similar lawsuits against other companies suing for
242:
article, including "death threats, doxxing attempts and accusations of bias". They ask "who gets to decide what counts as neutrality?" Five editors are mentioned using their usernames.
721: 837: 769: 55: 44: 600: 199:
Your two choices are A. 8,000 or B. 20,000. It seemed simple enough until U.S. President Donald Trump held a campaign rally there with his supporters shouting "send her back."
802: 520:, about the short story "Rhinoceros", "an old friend who has gained some infamy by committing the 'insouciant cybercrime' of permanently deleting Knowledge (XXG) entries." 323:"Revenge of the editors, Knowledge (XXG) has blocked a group of users who edited Russian-language articles to praise local governors and take down opposition activists" 498:
accused of "predatory" copyright lawsuits, Gaelic Football statistics, Indian police forces, the British schools curriculum, and our inclusion in a lunar library.
1143: 93: 903:
You might be right to wait for a better mention in the media. But she is a pretty well-known media figure on her own (formerly with CBS, etc.) now airing on
341:
analysis. Combining the most extreme versions of the dispute, it might appear that the owner of Russia's main Knowledge (XXG)-paid-editing firm has accused "
21: 1119: 887:
The Weaponization of Knowledge (XXG) a blog and podcast by conservative broadcast journalist Sheryl Attkisson focuses on Knowledge (XXG)'s "agenda editors"
1114: 1109: 1088: 717: 635: 445: 1104: 681: 301:
she takes the next logical step and writes a "Knowledge (XXG) article" the way she'd like to see it. She does make a few mistakes however. The
260:
detailed a tactic, in which a biography was vandalized and then a screenshot of the vandalized article was distributed in social media. After a
349:
cannot verify any of these accusations and notes the oversighters made their decision to block the eight editors based on technical evidence.
574:
Photo of Kenny Chesney as now displayed at Commons. This photo was involved in an earlier lawsuit with the photographer suing for $ 150,000
1001:
commons:Commons:Village_pump/Archive/2019/06#MetaBrainz_sued,_lawsuit_dismissed_with_prejudice,_but_waiting_for_Wikimedia_Commons_to_act
707:
earlier this month, albeit still hoping to "emerge stronger from the insolvency proceedings and implement our lunar mission as planned."
652: 1099: 757: 630: 194: 49: 35: 17: 645:"Schools have been told they should teach pupils how to examine X-rated movies, get a good night’s sleep and edit Knowledge (XXG)" 561:
bands. It's a great format for letting Wikipedians know when we've made mistakes, but Lil Nas X just mumbles away his opportunity.
716:
Do you want to contribute to "In the media" by writing a story or even just an "in brief" item? Edit next week's edition in the
246: 454:. She'll be dedicating one day a week to her WiR role while working on a PhD in art history and at the same time teaching at 310:
list of her awards, there's very little added to the article. Mostly she just removed information. Good idea, bad execution.
479: 989: 257: 609: 524: 704: 434: 472: 383: 285: 206: 1075: 1053: 1035: 1016: 994: 966: 947: 920: 898: 691:" effort which was envisaged to bring a disc with a community-selected collection of articles to the Moon by 2017 ( 1047: 298: 1125: 944: 904: 513: 669: 529: 354: 396:
about the 670 articles she's written on women scientists. Wade's series started in 2017 with climatologist
934:. In short, it isn't "Knowledge (XXG)" that is saying something that Attkisson doesn't like, it's lots of 688: 621: 201: 335: 289: 214: 1005:
commons:Commons:Administrators'_noticeboard/Archive_74#User:Nightshooter_-_block_&_deletion_request
360: 1068: 1044: 1028: 959: 913: 450: 441: 252: 462:"Mike Dickison has been New Zealand’s highest-profile, and possibly only, encyclopaedia salesperson" 940: 891: 592: 302: 466: 322: 232: 103: 859: 558: 123: 976: 985: 503: 293: 220: 207:"A Trump campaign tweet, the capacity of ECU’s coliseum, and what it did to Knowledge (XXG)" 557:
s "Knowledge (XXG):Fact or Fiction" series has had well over 100 episodes, mostly covering
133: 1063: 1023: 1012: 954: 908: 613: 455: 417: 262: 180: 163: 536:
staring at a computer screen and commenting on the Knowledge (XXG) article about him – a
247:"Behind the Edit Wars – Indian election battles are being fought on Knowledge (XXG), too" 153: 421: 409: 392: 325:
about the banning of eight editors on the Russian Knowledge (XXG) as sockpuppets. See
1137: 581: 342: 267: 700: 677: 405: 271: 225: 143: 885:
As usual, a useful compilation of stories. Thanks. One comment, though, regarding
567: 278:, Knowledge (XXG) is now "an active source of misinformation” in Indian politics. 980: 586: 413: 401: 329:
sockpuppet investigation (in Russian). The more established financial newspaper
113: 1008: 596: 314:
If you think English-language political disputes are tough, try a Russian one.
275: 664: 533: 387: 384:"Most Knowledge (XXG) Profiles Are of Men. This Scientist Is Changing That." 331: 167: 653:"Indecent proposals: 111 curriculum suggestions made to schools this year" 550: 397: 238: 224:
back in May, covered the "brutal, petty battle over every word" waged in
317: 699:"). Its future now seems in doubt, as the German company behind it, 270:, the author's Knowledge (XXG) article was vandalized. According to 1022:
been placed on the other 20 photos uploaded by that photographer.
593:"How Metabrainz stood up to a predatory copyright lawsuit and won" 30:
Politics starts getting rough: Are we ready for the sharp elbows?
541: 233:"A bitter turf war is raging on the Brexit Knowledge (XXG) page" 54: 756: 687:
The "Lunar Library" project is not to be confused with the "
595:. An uploader on Wikimedia Commons filed a lawsuit against 566: 435:"The dumb stereotype about women and tech that will not die" 321:, a Russian-language news website based in Latvia published 34: 634:
starts Knowledge (XXG) and YouTube knock-offs. By reading
440:
Amber Berson becomes the first Wikipedian-in-residence at
508:
from his usual non-fiction on sports, culture and music.
953:
dispute with multiple reliable references on one side'.
875: 868: 848: 697:
Mixed reactions to Knowledge (XXG)'s lunar time-capsule
525:
Watch: Lil Nas X Corrects His Own Knowledge (XXG) Page
999:
Regarding the Metabrainz story, this is discussed in
215:"Donald Trump’s Knowledge (XXG) Entry Is a War Zone" 979:
and readjust sex ed to talk about other practices -
873:If your comment has not appeared here, you can try 975:That Schoolweek article is short but neat, about 676:ended in a crash landing, the organization's CEO 299:"Sharyl Attkisson Knowledge (XXG) Biography Page" 1042:How do I access the lunar backup? All the best: 400:and some of her favorites include mathematician 685:Knowledge (XXG) languages, in a future mission. 361:"Are Politically Diverse Teams More Effective?" 516:in its review of the short story collection, 8: 1087:Explore Knowledge (XXG) history by browsing 473:The travelling Knowledge (XXG) salesperson 1144:Knowledge (XXG) Signpost archives 2019-07 601:$ 150,000 of statutory damages per photo 18:Knowledge (XXG):Knowledge (XXG) Signpost 876: 852: 70: 886: 424:– she's helping to solve a great deal. 345:" of whitewashing political articles. 292:by conservative broadcast journalist 29: 7: 660:Vital Articles backed up on the Moon 612:doesn't keep scoring statistics for 282:The Weaponization of Knowledge (XXG) 408:, and pharmaceutical nanoscientist 56: 28: 930:, "Anti-vaccine reporting", with 858:These comments are automatically 631:Central Industrial Security Force 266:magazine piece on Prime Minister 148: 138: 128: 118: 108: 98: 88: 705:filed for bankruptcy protection 869:add the page to your watchlist 197:in Greenville, North Carolina? 1: 672:'s "Lunar Library". Although 480:Christchurch mosque shootings 71:Politics starts getting rough 258:2019 Indian general election 1076:05:08, 28 August 2019 (UTC) 1054:10:52, 23 August 2019 (UTC) 689:Knowledge (XXG) to the Moon 610:Gaelic Athletic Association 482:. See previous coverage in 193:What's the capacity of the 1160: 1036:02:12, 2 August 2019 (UTC) 1017:17:09, 1 August 2019 (UTC) 967:13:51, 1 August 2019 (UTC) 538:Knowledge (XXG) Fact Check 995:19:16, 31 July 2019 (UTC) 948:23:20, 31 July 2019 (UTC) 921:17:51, 31 July 2019 (UTC) 899:16:41, 31 July 2019 (UTC) 905:Sinclair Broadcast Group 668:mission, as part of the 670:Arch Mission Foundation 428:Katherine Maher on the 377:Wikipedians in the news 355:Harvard Business Review 303:puzzle global trademark 236:according to the April 866:. To follow comments, 761: 720:or leave a tip on the 571: 390:is interviewed in the 202:The Charlotte Observer 39: 760: 570: 546:Knowledge (XXG) Files 38: 862:from this article's 682:expressed confidence 451:The Montreal Gazette 442:Concordia University 432:"Women Rule" podcast 695:coverage in 2016: " 518:Raised in Captivity 506:switches to fiction 853:Discuss this story 808:On the bright side 798:Arbitration report 762: 572: 256:in May during the 45:← Back to Contents 40: 1057: 993: 977:editing wikipedia 877:purging the cache 818:News from the WMF 793:Discussion report 726: 366:previous coverage 187:Political battles 183: 50:View Latest Issue 1151: 1128: 1071: 1052: 1031: 983: 962: 943: 936:reliable sources 916: 896: 894: 880: 878: 872: 851: 780: 772: 765: 749:"In the media" → 748: 740: 722:suggestions page 714: 604:been addressed." 556: 504:Chuck Klosterman 294:Sharyl Attkisson 274:of fact-checker 178: 170: 152: 151: 142: 141: 132: 131: 122: 121: 112: 111: 102: 101: 92: 91: 62: 60: 58: 1159: 1158: 1154: 1153: 1152: 1150: 1149: 1148: 1134: 1133: 1132: 1131: 1130: 1129: 1124: 1122: 1117: 1112: 1107: 1102: 1095: 1084: 1083: 1074: 1069: 1034: 1029: 965: 960: 939: 932:eight citations 919: 914: 892: 890: 882: 874: 867: 856: 855: 849:+ Add a comment 847: 843: 842: 841: 823:Recent research 773: 768: 766: 763: 752: 751: 746: 743: 738: 732: 731: 727: 614:Gaelic Football 576: 575: 564: 554: 528:– a video from 495: 456:LaSalle College 418:Katherine Maher 379: 189: 172: 171: 161: 160: 159: 158: 149: 139: 129: 119: 109: 99: 89: 83: 80: 69: 65: 63: 53: 52: 47: 41: 31: 26: 25: 24: 12: 11: 5: 1157: 1155: 1147: 1146: 1136: 1135: 1123: 1118: 1113: 1108: 1103: 1098: 1097: 1096: 1086: 1085: 1082: 1081: 1080: 1079: 1078: 1066: 1058: 1040: 1039: 1038: 1026: 997: 973: 972: 971: 970: 969: 957: 941:John Broughton 923: 911: 893:Rhododendrites 857: 854: 846: 845: 844: 840: 835: 833:Traffic report 830: 828:Special report 825: 820: 815: 813:Community view 810: 805: 800: 795: 790: 785: 783:News and notes 779: 767: 755: 754: 753: 744: 741:"In the media" 735: 734: 733: 729: 713: 711: 709: 708: 686: 657: 649:SchoolsWeek UK 642: 626: 605: 577: 573: 565: 563: 562: 521: 494: 491: 490: 489: 459: 437: 425: 422:Stephen Pruitt 410:Ijeoma Uchegbu 393:New York Times 378: 375: 374: 373: 350: 311: 279: 243: 229: 211: 195:Williams Arena 188: 185: 174: 173: 157: 156: 146: 136: 126: 116: 106: 96: 85: 84: 81: 75: 74: 73: 72: 67: 66: 64: 61: 48: 43: 42: 33: 32: 27: 15: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1156: 1145: 1142: 1141: 1139: 1127: 1121: 1116: 1111: 1106: 1101: 1093: 1091: 1077: 1072: 1065: 1060: 1059: 1055: 1050: 1049: 1046: 1041: 1037: 1032: 1025: 1020: 1019: 1018: 1014: 1010: 1006: 1002: 998: 996: 991: 987: 982: 978: 974: 968: 963: 956: 951: 950: 949: 946: 942: 937: 933: 929: 924: 922: 917: 910: 906: 902: 901: 900: 895: 888: 884: 883: 879: 870: 865: 861: 850: 839: 836: 834: 831: 829: 826: 824: 821: 819: 816: 814: 811: 809: 806: 804: 801: 799: 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 784: 781: 777: 771: 764:In this issue 759: 750: 742: 730: 725: 723: 719: 712: 706: 702: 698: 694: 690: 683: 679: 675: 671: 667: 666: 661: 658: 654: 650: 646: 643: 639: 638: 637:Securitypedia 633: 632: 627: 624: 623: 617: 615: 611: 606: 602: 598: 594: 590: 589: 588: 583: 582:Cory Doctorow 579: 578: 569: 560: 553: 552: 547: 543: 539: 535: 531: 527: 526: 522: 519: 515: 511: 507: 505: 501: 500: 499: 492: 487: 486: 481: 476: 474: 469: 468: 464:according to 463: 460: 457: 453: 452: 447: 444: 443: 438: 436: 433: 431: 426: 423: 419: 415: 411: 407: 403: 399: 395: 394: 389: 386: 385: 381: 380: 376: 371: 367: 362: 358: 357: 356: 351: 348: 344: 340: 337: 334: 333: 328: 324: 320: 319: 315: 312: 308: 304: 300: 295: 291: 287: 283: 280: 277: 273: 269: 268:Narendra Modi 265: 264: 259: 255: 254: 249: 248: 244: 241: 240: 235: 234: 230: 227: 223: 222: 217: 216: 212: 208: 204: 203: 198: 196: 191: 190: 186: 184: 182: 169: 165: 155: 147: 145: 137: 135: 127: 125: 117: 115: 107: 105: 97: 95: 87: 86: 78: 59: 51: 46: 37: 23: 19: 1090:The Signpost 1089: 1043: 935: 931: 927: 788:In the media 787: 776:all comments 770:31 July 2019 728: 715: 710: 701:PTScientists 692: 678:Nova Spivack 673: 663: 659: 648: 644: 636: 628: 620: 607: 585: 580: 549: 545: 537: 523: 517: 509: 502: 496: 485:The Signpost 483: 471: 465: 461: 449: 439: 429: 427: 406:June Lindsey 404:, physicist 391: 382: 370:The Signpost 369: 353: 352: 347:The Signpost 346: 343:Putin's chef 338: 330: 316: 313: 306: 281: 272:Pratik Sinha 261: 253:Quartz India 251: 245: 237: 231: 226:Donald Trump 219: 213: 200: 192: 175: 168:Tilman Bayer 94:PDF download 68:In the media 57:31 July 2019 1126:Suggestions 860:transcluded 651:reports on 587:Boing Boing 559:heavy metal 414:Jimmy Wales 402:Gladys West 144:X (Twitter) 1064:Smallbones 1048:Farmbrough 1024:Smallbones 955:Smallbones 928:subsection 909:Smallbones 680:has since 597:Metabrainz 591:writes on 530:Capital FM 467:Newsroom's 359:published 336:summarizes 164:Smallbones 82:Share this 77:Contribute 22:2019-07-31 1120:Subscribe 1070:smalltalk 1030:smalltalk 961:smalltalk 915:smalltalk 864:talk page 674:Beresheet 665:Beresheet 641:theatre." 622:Herald.ie 548:series. 534:Lil Nas X 512:magazine 446:according 388:Jess Wade 332:Vedomosti 1138:Category 1115:Newsroom 1110:Archives 1092:archives 990:Contribs 838:In focus 739:Previous 718:Newsroom 693:Signpost 656:the WMF. 629:India's 551:Loudwire 532:– shows 493:Odd bits 470:article 430:Politico 398:Kim Cobb 339:Meduza's 276:Alt News 239:Wired UK 134:Facebook 124:LinkedIn 114:Mastodon 20:‎ | 803:Gallery 290:podcast 210:street. 981:Gouleg 514:writes 420:, and 318:Meduza 154:Reddit 104:E-mail 1105:About 1009:Bovlb 938:. -- 221:Slate 218:, in 16:< 1100:Home 1045:Rich 1013:talk 1003:and 986:Talk 945:(♫♫) 747:Next 608:The 542:WBEZ 510:Time 327:this 288:and 286:blog 263:Time 166:and 897:\\ 584:in 544:'s 448:to 368:in 307:her 305:on 250:in 205:in 162:By 79:— 1140:: 1015:) 1007:. 988:‱ 737:← 703:, 647:: 416:, 284:a 179:- 1094:. 1073:) 1067:( 1056:. 1051:, 1033:) 1027:( 1011:( 992:) 984:( 964:) 958:( 918:) 912:( 881:. 871:. 778:) 774:( 724:. 625:. 616:. 555:' 488:. 475:. 372:. 181:S

Index

Knowledge (XXG):Knowledge (XXG) Signpost
2019-07-31
The Signpost
← Back to Contents
View Latest Issue
31 July 2019
Contribute
PDF download
E-mail
Mastodon
LinkedIn
Facebook
X (Twitter)
Reddit
Smallbones
Tilman Bayer
S
Williams Arena
The Charlotte Observer
"A Trump campaign tweet, the capacity of ECU’s coliseum, and what it did to Knowledge (XXG)"
"Donald Trump’s Knowledge (XXG) Entry Is a War Zone"
Slate
Donald Trump
"A bitter turf war is raging on the Brexit Knowledge (XXG) page"
Wired UK
"Behind the Edit Wars – Indian election battles are being fought on Knowledge (XXG), too"
Quartz India
2019 Indian general election
Time
Narendra Modi

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑