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- Sun Jun 11, 2023 8:31 pm
- Forum: Wikipedians
- Topic: NewYorkBrad takes aim at the developers
- Replies: 2
- Views: 490
Re: NewYorkBrad takes aim at the developers
According to Brad, they found the answer they were seeking in the introduction of the article.... If what I've described is a typical experience, then a lot of our content is not reaching a lot of our readers. NYBrad is correct in part. --Today, The majority of folks only want/need/willing to see r...
- Sat Jun 10, 2023 1:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "Print encyclopedias are dead" is a LIE
- Replies: 2
- Views: 532
Re: "Print encyclopedias are dead" is a LIE
On demand printing can be profitable "in the thousands"
As a kid, my folks bought the lesser "WorldBook" in time to elementary school.
As a kid, my folks bought the lesser "WorldBook" in time to elementary school.
- Fri Jun 09, 2023 3:28 am
- Forum: Content Issues
- Topic: Crap or questionable articles
- Replies: 484
- Views: 192290
Re: Crap or questionable articles
And here we go.. into bedlam.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Federal_prosecution_of_Donald_Trump Newsweek Newsweek is currently used as reference #10. Based on the consensus described at WP:NEWSWEEK, we should try to find a higher quality source. Cul...
- Fri Jun 09, 2023 12:59 am
- Forum: Content Issues
- Topic: Crap or questionable articles
- Replies: 484
- Views: 192290
- Thu Jun 08, 2023 5:34 pm
- Forum: Political
- Topic: Guardian columnist gives free pass to Wikipedia in tech diatribe
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1612
Re: Guardian columnist gives free pass to Wikipedia in tech diatribe
Boink makes some very good points; Wikipedia -makes grandiose claims about its benefits -ignores its own inaccuracies. -falsely appropriates the term "encyclopedia" -Is a proprietary product -evades, ignores, and skirts copyright -is judgement proof -is a big-tech company -relies on lobbying, market...
- Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:01 pm
- Forum: Content Issues
- Topic: Crap or questionable articles
- Replies: 484
- Views: 192290
Re: Crap or questionable articles
Ill conceived - very questionable.. organized narrative framing via an "edit-a-thon"... a few press releases .. fifteen folks.. a wheel chair.. bad fashion sense... four months.. and a bit of dedication.. I double dog (or Roxy-the-Dog) dare anyone to call this effort/article/thon out for the public ...
- Tue Jun 06, 2023 9:57 pm
- Forum: Content Issues
- Topic: Dog Piling the Dog Pile
- Replies: 39
- Views: 10119
Re: Dog Piling the Dog Pile
Updating the Eric Corbett story reminded me of this Atlantic article from 2015 . About sexism on Wikipedia. Read it. Unintentionally hilarious. Lightbreather discovered that someone was posting images on a pornographic website and falsely claiming they were her. Lightbreather went to Wikipedia’s Ar...
- Tue Jun 06, 2023 7:50 pm
- Forum: Content Issues
- Topic: Dog Piling the Dog Pile
- Replies: 39
- Views: 10119
Re: Dog Piling the Dog Pile
Sort of related to Gonzalo Lira, Prior to being a ex- sex- patriot and man-o-sphere blogger and after playing filmmaker - Gonzo got some attention on Zerohedge and Russian TV via Max Keiser - he went on to bilk a real economist by stealing his website. Sort of related; Noticing the opinion-content-s...
- Mon Jun 05, 2023 12:58 pm
- Forum: Wikipedians
- Topic: Halfaker - WMF - Microsoft AI - Legacy Wikipedia AI (Ores)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 534
Re: Halfaker - WMF - Microsoft AI - Legacy Wikipedia AI (Ores)
On talk - folks are reaching out to him regarding AI. He was able to summarize the situation in one word (calcified) Resistance to Change Bureaucracy and Red Tape Lack of Innovation Stagnant Culture: Inflexible Policies and Procedures Hierarchical Structures Lack of Accountability In a few words; cu...
- Mon Jun 05, 2023 3:27 am
- Forum: Wikipedians
- Topic: Halfaker - WMF - Microsoft AI - Legacy Wikipedia AI (Ores)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 534
Re: Halfaker - WMF - Microsoft AI - Legacy Wikipedia AI (Ores)
Link to the actual paper? Open collaboration systems, such as Wikipedia, need to maintain a pool of volunteer contributors to remain relevant. Wikipedia was created through a tremendous number of contributions by millions of contributors. However, recent research has shown that the number of active...