Yup, it's going to survive alright.
And who the hell cares. It's just some boring rudimentary info about some "random" guy.
Though! It is "funny" how some random human gets to be anointed sock-puppet.
Shouldn't a Sock of the Year prize be instated
Search found 21 matches
- Tue Dec 05, 2023 1:42 pm
- Forum: Content Issues
- Topic: One of my old articles from years ago is AfD and some poor soul is Suspected as Sockpuppeting
- Replies: 4
- Views: 920
- Tue Dec 05, 2023 12:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wikipedia begging for money
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1006
Re: Wikipedia begging for money
Given that I'm not seeing any difference on en.wiki and da.wiki, then I strongly suspect that you only need to check either - so en.wiki will likely suffice just fine.
- Tue Dec 05, 2023 12:19 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wikipedia begging for money
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1006
Re: Wikipedia begging for money
I have one. Any idea of what countries to check? Where I live, I get the banner. Well, I'm in Denmark, so consider that one already checked with great confidence. Otherwise, perhaps check one random country in the EU, and one in Europe not part of the EU. Further, then one or two countries per cont...
- Mon Dec 04, 2023 11:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wikipedia begging for money
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1006
Re: Wikipedia begging for money
I'm not seeing any Give us money banner on wikipedia (neither on en.wikipedia.org nor on da.wikipedia.org)
The money-run could be IP-dependant.
Anyone here using a geo-locatable proxy or VPN for accessing WWW, so to further investigation?
The money-run could be IP-dependant.
Anyone here using a geo-locatable proxy or VPN for accessing WWW, so to further investigation?
- Mon Oct 16, 2023 5:29 pm
- Forum: Wikipedia In The Media
- Topic: "When Wikipedia has the Flag Wrong"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 595
Re: "When Wikipedia has the Flag Wrong"
You saw those 20 minutes worth of videos in your"YouTube recommendations", but you "Haven't watched yet".
Would you consider acquainting yourself with the concept of a notepad?
Would you consider acquainting yourself with the concept of a notepad?
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 2:43 pm
- Forum: Misc
- Topic: AI - Fad of the future (a Danger?)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 378
AI - Fad of the future (a Danger?)
So I (yesterday) read a blog post (23.May.2023) by Larry Sanger: A dialogue with a chatbot Never fucking mind that it's Larry Sanger: It's very interesting to listen/read/observe an AI. (though I'm rather discontent that the AI / Chatbot is allowed to remain "nameless". WTF?!? Real people/humans sho...
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 1:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My Epiphany
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1132
Re: My Epiphany
Imagine what Wikipedia would look like if articles were written as a collaborative effort by people who actually had a degree in the topic in question. Wikipedia needs a way for people to register as experts and provide their real credentials. Wikipedia needs a way for those credentials to be respe...
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 1:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My Epiphany
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1132
Re: My Epiphany
.... Imagine what Wikipedia would look like if articles were written as a collaborative effort by people who actually had a degree in, or within the vicinity of, the topic in question. Citizendium? Actually, just a few seconds after I posted that thought of mine, then the exact same question (i.e. ...
- Tue Oct 10, 2023 1:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My Epiphany
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1132
Re: My Epiphany
They say that encyclopedias are for learning. But I realized that you don't go to an encyclopedia in order to learn, you go to school to learn, and school has education that is far more comprehensive than an encyclopedia ever will be. That is what I am doing now at community college, gathering up c...
- Mon Oct 09, 2023 3:38 pm
- Forum: Wikipedians
- Topic: A bittersweet moment.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 780
Re: A bittersweet moment.
What about TFA and article quality awareness? Has TFA led to an increase of article viewership and awareness? Todays Featured Article : Honestly! Who the hell ever notices a TFA, just by it being a TFA?!? (When did anyone ever wanr to read a Wikipedia article about "Termite Colonies in Uganda," jus...