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by ericbarbour
Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:15 pm
Forum: Content Issues
Topic: Crap or questionable articles
Replies: 482
Views: 188294

Re: Crap or questionable articles

citation.jpg It's NOT a joke either. Last year there was an editwar over the stupid {citations} box. Which has been placed and removed over and over since 2018. 22 October 2023 curprev 13:33, 22 October 2023‎ Sable232 talk contribs‎ m 24,511 bytes −21‎ article is adequately referenced undo 20 Octob...
by ericbarbour
Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:07 pm
Forum: Wikipediocracy talk
Topic: Is Wikipedia broken?
Replies: 8
Views: 1260

Re: Is Wikipedia broken?

What wait they over threw Jimbo? :? You need to keep up. Wikipedia is SO unhinged, the newer "patroller" types started efforts to unseat him as "leader" back in 2010. Partly because he tried to delete their rude little peepee photos on Commons. Many of the old-timey insiders still regard him as the...
by ericbarbour
Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:51 am
Forum: Content Issues
Topic: Re: Paid Editing on WP is permissible
Replies: 341
Views: 182786

Re: Paid Editing on WP is permissible

Maybe someone should ask Farahnazkhurshid ; why the obsession with this article? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Rights_Advocates_v._Apple,_Microsoft,_Dell,_Tesla A lawsuit that was thrown out today. Because it was a bad idea. Why didn't they also sue OTHER companies that use cobalt in t...
by ericbarbour
Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:25 am
Forum: Wikipediocracy talk
Topic: New WPO blogpost - "Nihonjoe Has Been Naughty"
Replies: 15
Views: 957

Re: New WPO blogpost - "Nihonjoe Has Been Naughty"

Here he is I think? https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-timko/ Well done--perfect match. Normally I hate wrestling with LinkedIn because it's one of the worst websites for actual privacy. Constant demands for more and more info and numerous barriers to logins. If Phil were a smart Wikipedian he wou...
by ericbarbour
Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:08 am
Forum: Content Issues
Topic: Vandalism relating to Russia/Ukraine war
Replies: 3
Views: 366

Re: Vandalism relating to Russia/Ukraine war

Appears that Wiki-Dickipoo has decided that Gerasimov is not dead....."only" took them a couple of months.....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Vale ... simov#Dead
by ericbarbour
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:01 pm
Forum: Wikipediocracy talk
Topic: New WPO blogpost - "Nihonjoe Has Been Naughty"
Replies: 15
Views: 957

Re: New WPO blogpost - "Nihonjoe Has Been Naughty"

It was down for a while and now it's back--the vote to accept is now 10-0-1. The decision template is posted. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conflict_of_interest_management#Principles Joe is goin' to have his porky little ass arbitrated. And some of the "arbitratio...
by ericbarbour
Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:02 pm
Forum: Wikipedia In The Media
Topic: CNET is no longer a "reliable source"
Replies: 1
Views: 172

Re: CNET is no longer a "reliable source"

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/02/wikipedia-downgrades-cnets-reliability-rating-after-ai-generated-articles/ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-generated-content-and-other-unfavorable-practices-have-put-longtime-staple-cnet-on-wikipedias-blackl...
by ericbarbour
Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:44 pm
Forum: Wikipediocracy talk
Topic: New WPO blogpost - "Nihonjoe Has Been Naughty"
Replies: 15
Views: 957

Re: New WPO blogpost - "Nihonjoe Has Been Naughty"

Tried to look at Arbcom pages, and surprise:
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by ericbarbour
Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:53 am
Forum: Wikipediocracy talk
Topic: New WPO blogpost - "Nihonjoe Has Been Naughty"
Replies: 15
Views: 957

Re: New WPO blogpost - "Nihonjoe Has Been Naughty"

The vote currently sits at 8-0 for arbitration, with Primefac abstaining. Where are the other three arbitrators? Hell knows. They cheerfully admit that certain items were posted on noticeboards and talkpages (usually by Fram) that were oversighted because WP:OUTING OMGOMGOMG. Finally realized there ...
by ericbarbour
Sun Mar 03, 2024 6:28 am
Forum: Wikipedia In The Media
Topic: CNET is no longer a "reliable source"
Replies: 1
Views: 172

CNET is no longer a "reliable source"

Barely noticed this week: https://futurism.com/wikipedia-cnet-unreliable-ai OF COURSE that gigantic asshole David Gerard is behind it. OF COURSE. And it happened a year ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_398#Beware:_CNet_running_AI-generated_articles,_b...